OREANDA-NEWS. July 01, 2013. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Mr. Taleb D. Rifai Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in the Avaza national tourism zone.

Within the framework of the meeting held in a friendly atmosphere, the President of Turkmenistan and his guest exchanged the views on the prospects of partnership given the huge tourism potential of modern Turkmenistan.

Speaking about the interest of our country in establishing close relations with the UNWTO, the Turkmen leader underlined that paying particular attention to development of the national tourist industry, Turkmenistan strove for studying and adopting the best world experience of the tourism industry and active rest that is vividly proved by active participation of our country in the specialized exhibitions and sectoral forums.

Highly appreciating such an initiative approach of the Turkmen state to building constructive dialogue at the international level, Mr. Taleb D. Rifai expressed the UNWTO willingness to implement joint projects and programmes aimed at involving maximum resources and opportunities of the rapidly developing tourist sector.