The President of the 76th session of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid, met today with Minister?of Tourism and Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia, H.E. Sandiaga Uno.
The Minister commended the President for convening the thematic debate on sustainable tourism recovery and underscored the relevance of the meeting in the context of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. He shared perspectives from Indonesia’s efforts to build back the tourism and creative industry, including through innovative financing, community empowerment and implementation of health protocol standards for cross-border travel.
The President thanked the Minister for his participation at the thematic debate and expressed hope that the debate could contribute to renewed political momentum and commitment toward a sustainable, inclusive, sustainable, and resilient recovery from tourism. The President also hoped that the discussions and outcome of the meeting could be taken forward by Indonesia during its presidency of the G20.
The meeting took place in the President’s office at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
4 May 2022