A Myanmar delegation led by Union Minister for Culture, Hotels and Tourism U Maung My­int attended the 20th Ho Chi Minh International Travel Expo and related meetings in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from 25 to 28 August.

The delegation at­tended the expo’s wel­come dinner and Viet­nam Night on 26 August, followed by the expo’s opening ceremony at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) on 27 August, where it visited Myan­mar’s tourism pavilion and exhibition booths from other countries and tourism-related businesses.

The delegation also participated in the MICE Tourism Forum and the Seventh ACMECS Tour­ism Ministers’ Meeting, where the Myanmar Un­ion Minister served as chair. The Eighth Cam­bodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vi­etnam (CLMV) Tourism Ministers’ Meeting and a press conference were also held.

Representatives from 40 countries, in­cluding Myanmar, at­tended the tourism expo, while tourism ministers and officials from AC­MECS and CLMV mem­ber countries took part in the ministerial meet­ings. — MNA/ST

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