CIDCA vice-chairman meets with secretary-general of UN Tourism

Zhao Fengtao, vice-chairman of the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), met with Zurab Pololikashvili, secretary-general of UN Tourism, on the sidelines of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2025 on March 26.

Both parties agreed to strengthen long-term partnerships within the framework of the Global Development Initiative, engage in trilateral and multilateral cooperation in tourism, and support and co-host major events. They will leverage their respective strengths, share resources and platforms, and support the development of tourism and the prosperity of the blue economy in Global South countries, to jointly advance the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Meeting attendees included Executive Director of UN Tourism Liu Shijun and Deputy Director-General of the CIDCA's Department of International Cooperation Meng Ran.