Iran news: In an exclusive interview with Iran Press on Sunday, the secretary general of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili, has said more tourists should visit Iran and see for themselves how beautiful and attractive this country is.
Talking to Iran Press, Pololikashvili said: "I think we need more international presence in Iran, that is why we are here. It is not the last meeting which we are organizing and we have more upcoming UNWTO events. I want to express my thanks to the Iranian government which is very active abroad, and I see Iranian diplomats and representatives everywhere in international events."
The secretary general of the UNWTO added: "It is very important to internationalize and to attract more and more tourist to Iran. As you mentioned and I truly believe that tourism is one of the best instruments for creating peace in the world, and to give the message to the world of how attractive Iran is. We agreed and have to plan a communication strategy to attract more and more visitors (tourists) to Iran. Connectivity is very important and again you are very active and year by year you have more and more direct flights to Tehran from many capitals all over the world. This is very important again."
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