Pakistan to host D-8 Ministerial Meeting on Tourism from Aug 4

ISLAMABAD, (APP): Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) is organizing the 4th D-8 Senior Officials Meeting and 3rd D-8 Ministerial Meeting on Tourism Cooperation on August 4-5, 2023 at Bhurban, Murree.

The meeting, being held for the first time in Pakistan, will be followed by the technical visit to the Federal Capital on August 6, 2023.

It was decided in the 2nd D-8 Ministerial Meeting held in Malaysia 2019, that Pakistan will host the 3rd D-8 Ministerial Meeting preceded by the 4th D-8 Senior Officials meeting. The meeting was postponed in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Advisor to Prime Minister on Tourism and Chairman PTDC expressed that Pakistan is holding this meeting with the aim to promote the country’s tourism potential and exploring trade opportunities with member states.

The D-8 Organization for economic cooperation is an inter-governmental organization that was established in 1997. It comprises eight developing countries, namely Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey.