ArmInfo. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan has congratulated Shaikha Al Nowais on her election as the next Secretary-General of the UN World Tourism Organization.
"Warm congratulations to Shaikha Al Nowais, UAE candidate on her successful nomination for the position of the SG of UN World Tourism Organization. I look forward to our close cooperation to further enhance the friendly ties btw peoples of Armenia and UAE as well as engagement within UNWTO," Mirzoyan said in a post on X.
Sheikha Nasser Al Nowais became the first woman who can head the World Tourism Organization. She was recommended on May 30, 2025, at a meeting of the UN Tourism Executive Committee. The new head of the WTO will officially have to take office in 2026. Before that, her candidacy must be approved by the UN General Assembly on Tourism, which will be held in December 2025.