Iran to host NAM ministerial conference next year

TEHRAN, Nov. 5 (MNA) - The director of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization said that Iran will host a Non-Aligned Movement ministerial meeting on tourism in 2013. Manouchehr Jahanian said the decision was made based on a proposal by the World Tourism Organization chief Taleb Rifai during the 94th session of the executive council of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in Mexico on October 24 to 25, Bernama news agency reported. Jahanian said the proposal was accepted by all ministers present at the conference. Iran also hosted the NAM summit in late August.