The Arab Ministerial Council for Tourism, during its 25th session at the Arab League General Secretariat headquarters this week, named Doha as the Arab Tourism Capital for 2023.

Permanent Representative of Qatar to the Arab League, HE Salem Mubarak Al Shafi, who also chaired Qatar’s delegation to the meeting, extended his thanks to the council and to the Arab Tourism Organization and its president, Bandar bin Fahd Al Fuhaid, for their efforts exerted in this regard.

He said that naming Doha as the Arab Tourism Capital for 2023 sincerely reflects and proves the city’s prestige as a destination for people from around the world. Qatar is hosting the FIFA World Cup™.

He said that Qatar has proven its potential for good organisation, management and hospitality, stressing that billions of people who watched the FIFA World Cup worldwide closely saw the tolerance, good treatment and hospitality of the country’s leadership, government and people with hundreds of thousands of World Cup fans.

This contributed to refuting the allegations and lies promoted by some parties with special agendas, that Qatar is unable to organise the World Cup, HE Al Shafi added.

HE Al Shafi affirmed that Qatar’s successful World Cup hosting is a success for all Arabs and that naming Doha as the Arab Tourism Capital for 2023 bolsters this success, and represents an appreciation for the country’s tremendous efforts to reach this widely acknowledged prestigious position.

Source: mofa.gov.qa 


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