WTCF and Tajikistan Reach a Consensus on Deepening Bilateral Cooperation

On the morning of February 23rd, the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) held a video conference with the Embassy of Tajikistan in China. The two parties exchanged their ideas on co-hosting international conferences, promoting tourism recovery in the post-epidemic era, implementing more initiatives on multilateral cooperation and other key matters.

Chen Bo, Director-General of Liaison and Events Dept of WTCF, attended the conference and held exchanges with the Tajiki councilor Egamzod Muhammad on the above-mentioned cooperation.

First of all, Chen Bo elaborated on the key objectives of WTCF in the year of 2021 and relevant conventions. He then extended his warmest congratulations to Tajikistan on serving as rotating president of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO). The two parties spoke on the progress all parties experienced in recent years due to the cooperation among WTCF, Tajikistan and SCO. Chen Bo stated that WTCF would, when SCO celebrates the 20th anniversary of its establishment, better utilize the strengths of the three partners in cultural exchange, tourism and investment, hold more forums and fairs in this respect, enhance multilateral cooperation and deepen reciprocity among cities relevant to the Belt and Road Initiative.

Egamzod Muhammad spoke highly of the multilateral conventions and events held by WTCF around the globe. He also praised and thanked the organization for its contribution in recent years to promote the communication and cooperation among global cities. The councilor stressed that Tajikistan would deepen its affiliation with WTCF in various fields and enhance dialogue with both the SCO and WTCF for further common development.

Tajikistan and WTCF look to regularly hold joint conferences and cooperate more closely in co-hosting conventions and conducting regional research.

As the world’s first international tourism organization centered on cities, WTCF is devoted to the core concept of Better City Life through Urban Tourism, and strives to promote experience-sharing on the development of global cities, enhance cooperation and resource promotion, and provide for its members high-quality tourism services covering the whole industrial chain. Currently, the organization has 223 members covering 75 countries and regions around the world. Every year, WTCF holds large-scale regional forums and the Fragrant Hills Tourism Summit, the brand event of the global tourism. It is the content partner of WTM London for many years and the exclusive convention co-host of ITB Berlin for five consecutive years. Notably, ITB Berlin is widely recognized as the world’s most influential tourism fair of the grandest scale. WTCF is consistent in building a multilateral cooperative platform for consensus where its member cities and organizations will better share their experience.

At present, the developments in vaccinations around the world projects that the COVID-19 epidemic will be brought under control in the foreseeable future and international tourism will gradually resume. As the world’s first international tourism organization centered on cities, WTCF will deepen cooperation with other global institutions, tourism organizations, cities and relevant countries for the recovery and development of the sector.