President at the 17th WFTGA Convention:
Iran proved world that it’s the country of peace, friendship
Tourism results in security, culture, integrity, interaction among nations

Dialogue is the shortest and the less expensive way of settling disagreements among states, said President Rouhani, adding: “We are proud of peace, friendship, brotherhood and coexistence and one cannot raise walls between nations; today is the day of being neighbours”.

Speaking at the 17th Convention of World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (WFTGA) in Tehran on Saturday, Rouhani added: “Iranian nation has created great wonders such as the Islamic Revolution”.

No power, except for culture and causes, were behind the Iranian nation’s revolution, said the president adding: “Political independence and democracy are the most important achievements of the revolution”.

He added: “Iran has never been a colony and has been the herald of peaceful coexistence for its neighbours”.

The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran also said: “In Iran, we have mosques and churches and religious minorities have representatives in the parliament”.

Iran has been the pioneer of science in the world’s history, Rouhani said, adding: “Great Persian language poets are a source of pride for the whole region”.

Stating that Iran proved to the world that is the country of peace and friendship, he also said: “One cannot raise walls between nations; today is the day of being neighbours”.

Information technology has bridged the distances, said the President. He went on to say: “Breaking trade pacts does not contribute to global economy and development”.

He also stressed that more stability and security depends on more dialogue, adding: “We have deeply felt the impacts of aggression, terrorism and the pain that the people of the region are in”.

“Our region is the cradle of tourism and terrorism targeted relics of history and civilisation,” continued the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

He also said: “Iran has used all its might to help the nations of the region against terrorism and will continue to do so”.

Rouhani further continued: “With Iran’s help and the Iraqi and Syrian people’s bravery, terrorism in the region is waning”.

Stating that “tourism is a bridge between nations”, he continued: “Tour guides are the servants of the human civilisation and the links of transferring history to new generations”.

On the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), he also said: “The achievement of JCPOA for the world was more stability and interaction”.

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According to Arash Nouraqaei, who heads the Iranian Guild of Tour Leaders, the event will be the biggest of its kind in 2017.

He added that the gathering provides the best opportunity for Iran to introduce its tourism potentials to the world at the highest level as tour leaders participating in the event are in fact tourism ambassadors who will convey Iran’s message to the world.

In the past 34 years, during which the event has witnessed 16 editions, no high-ranking official attended whereas Iran will, for the first time, host senior officials including Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization Taleb Rifai, the official added.

Earlier, member of Iran Federation of Tourist Guides Associations Oveis Kiyani said international tour leaders from across the globe would travel to Iran to participate in the ’17th WFTGA Convention: Iran’.

He encouraged officials from all relevant areas such as construction and administrative sectors to cooperate in preparing for the event.

He said the guests would have the opportunity to get familiar with Iran’s tourist capacities and then send groups of tourists to Iran on return to their own countries.

WFTGA is a non-profit professional organization dedicated to promoting high standards of training and ethics within the profession.

The event will be held in the northwestern city of Zanjan in February 2017 for two weeks, noted Nouraqaei.

The WFTGA aims to establish contact with tourist guide associations throughout the world, to reinforce their professional ties and to promote and protect the interests of professional tourist guides; to represent professional tourist guide associations internationally and to work for the improvement of the quality and reputation of the profession of tourist guides worldwide.

The WFTGA events are held every two years.

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