ArmInfo. At a meeting with Ethiopian Tourism Minister Selamawit Kassa, Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan noted the country's interest in expanding cooperation with African countries in the fields of tourism and hospitality.
As reported by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Economy, in this regard, the parties discussed the prospects for exchanging experience and implementing joint initiatives. In particular, Papoyan and Kassa emphasized the importance of cooperation in the fields of cultural tourism, preserving natural heritage and stimulating tourist flows.
As part of his visit to the capital of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Papoyan also took part in the closing session of the 2nd UN Food Systems Summit. During the session, the minister delivered a speech touching upon the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biodiversity (COP 17), which will be held in Yerevan in 2026. In this vein, the Minister of Economy emphasized the key role of biodiversity in ensuring sustainable development of agriculture and food security, emphasizing that cooperation in this area should be deepened for the benefit of regional and global stability.
Papoyan invited the summit participants to visit Armenia and take part in the COP17 conference, as well as personally get acquainted with the country's thousand-year-old culture and multilateral development potential.
The UN Convention on Biological Diversity is one of three key international environmental conventions aimed at regulating the efforts of the international community to ensure environmental sustainability, protect biological diversity, restore ecosystems and sustainably use natural resources. The Conferences of the Parties to the Convention are among the largest global environmental events that take place every two years and during which participating countries develop mechanisms for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention and adopt new commitments to strengthen the protection of natural resources.
