Asian ministers to meet in Maldives on International Year of Ecotourism

MALE, Feb 2 (HNS) – Asian ministers are to meet in Maldives from February 11 to 13 for a conference on the International Year of Ecotourism. The conference that is held to discuss ways of developing sustainable tourism through environmentally and ecologically friendly methods will be inaugurated by President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, the tourism ministry said. The meeting will also be participated by the secretary of the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) and would discuss, among other things, the state of world tourism. The ministers meet is held in Maldives to coincide with the 30th anniversary of tourism in Maldives, the tourism ministry said.