Saudi Arabia's Tourism Minister Ahmed bin Aqil Al-Kateeb has signed an agreement with Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Zurab Pololikashvili to establish a Regional Office for the Middle East in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday.
This step comes within the importance of developing the sector of tourism and implementing the organization's activities in the Middle East under a supervision of the UNWTO Secretary General.
Meanwhile, this office will be an integral part of the World Tourism Organization.
The organization will manage the office from its headquarters in Madrid, Spain.
