Tourism for poverty alleviation

VietnamNews - The Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie’s Asia-Pacific Region approved resolutions on developing the tourism industry for poverty elimination and environmental protection for sustainable development at a three-day session that closed in Siem Riep Province, Cambodia, on Wednesday.

The Vietnamese delegation, led by Nguyen Ngoc Tran, vice chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations and president of the APF Viet Nam, presented the country’s point of view regarding strengthening tourism development and environmental protection in collaboration with other regional countries.

The delegation also mentioned specific resolutions to improve living standards and sustainable development.

The meeting also drew the participation of representatives of APF sub-committees from Cambodia, Laos and Vanuatu. Representatives from European and American regions, France and the APF General Secretariat also attended the meeting.