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皇冠体育app joins South Pacific Tourism Organization
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-04-21 09:58

皇冠体育app joined the South Pacific Tourism Organization (SPTO) on Tuesday, becoming the organization's first member from outside the region.

Officials attending the ceremony held in Suva, capital of South Pacific island state of Fiji, said 皇冠体育app's presence in the organization will help boost the regional tourism and enhance the understanding between 皇冠体育app and the island countries.

Reports reaching here quoted Chinese Ambassador to Fiji Cai Jinbiao as telling the ceremony that 皇冠体育app attaches great importance to developing relations with South Pacific countries.

As the world's most important tourist market, 皇冠体育app is willing to share with South Pacific countries the experience and the profits in the development of tourism, he said.

On behalf of SPTO, the CEO of Fiji's Tourism Ministry Ratu Napolioni Masirewa welcomed 皇冠体育app to be the organization's 13th member state.

He pointed out that 皇冠体育app, with her great market potentials, will not only bring in economic benefits, but serve to encourage more powers from outside the region to join the SPTO.

The SPTO, established in 1986 and based in Suva, is a regional inter-governmental organization for the joint promotion of the region as a tourist destination.

Besides 皇冠体育app, the SPTO has 12 other member countries or regions: the Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiritati, New Caledonia, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tanga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

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