The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Dr. Shaya Zindani met today, Friday, in Baghdad, with the Special Envoy of the Russian President for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov.
The gross domestic product (GDP) in the Eurozone and the European Union (EU) registered a growth of 0.3 percent during the first quarter of the current year compared to the previous quarter.
Minister of Tourism Dr Mohammed Ali Qobati along with Executive Director of Tourist Promotion Fund Dr Jamal Ba-Ras took part in the meetings of the 44th Round of the Middle East Regional Committee of the World Tourism Organization (WTO).
Dr Qobati and Dr Ba-Ras also contributed to the sessions of the International Conference for Developing the Human Capital in tourism sector.
The two gatherings wrapped up their sessions on Wednesday in the Egyptian city of Sherm Elsheikh.
Dr Qobati contributed to the discussions with a proposition aimed to amend the membership of the Regional Committee so as to included all Arab countries.
The sessions of the International Conference for Developing Human Capital commenced with a debating seminar that five Arab tourism ministers contributed to it. Dr Qobati was one of them.