Addis Ababa, 10 July 2015 (WIC) – European council on tourism and Trade (ECIT) has elected Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn as honorary member of European Council on Tourism Academy for his Capacity as a world leader of Tourism.
In a letter European council on Tourism and Trade wrote to his Excellency Prime minister Hailemariam, the government of Ethiopia has recognized the importance of tourism as a key facilitator for the country development and international promotion, creating exemplary structures like Tourism transformation council, investing in infrastructure and capacity building, creating special team under your Excellency leadership for destination promotion and management and protecting the cultural natural and historical patrimony of the country.
The world leaders that are offering such a special attention to historical patrimony of their country and use it, and preserve it for the benefit of the future generation, who grasp the importance of tourism as the most important part of diplomacy, international relations and raising national profile on world arena, must be supported and offered as a general example.
Trade and tourism are the key pillars for countries and billions of people, worldwide, in their efforts to achieve fully their live potential.
European council on Tourism and Trade as a driving force in the international promotion of tourism as a tool for development and international cooperation, is selected the world leaders to become a part of his structure and to raise a unified voice and position on the global tourism agenda.