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Tourism enriches understanding among peoples, says antiquities minister
Tourism and Antiquities Minister Sherif Fathy said that tourism is one of the key sectors that helps enhance broad understanding among peoples. He also called for stepping up efforts to enhance tourism integration among the countries of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, also known as Developing-8, via launching joint initiatives, facilitating the movement of tourists, and investing in infrastructure, with a principal focus on sustainable and smart tourism practices. The tourism minister’s remarks were made during a dinner banquet on Monday at the Grand Egyptian Museum, in honor of the tourism ministers and heads of delegations participating in the 4th D-8 Ministerial Meeting on Tourism cooperation, due to kick off in Cairo on Tuesday and within the framework of Egypt’s current presidency of the organization from May 2024 to December 2025. During the gathering, the minister said that the tourism sector is a fundamental pillar for achieving sustainable development and economic growth for member states. He further underlined that exchanging expertise among member states will open up broader horizons towards developing new tourism patterns, based on their common heritage and unique cultural diversity. In December 2024, Egypt hosted the 11th D-8 summit that was held in the New Administrative Capital. During the summit, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi opened the summit’s activities and assumed Egypt’s rotating presidency of the organization. The Developing-8, is an organization for development co-operation among Egypt, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey. Azerbaijan was admitted to the organization as the 9th member on December 19, 2024.

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