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Zurab Pololikashvili becomes Secretary General of UNWTO

Zurab Pololikashvili nominated for the vacant post of the Secretary General of the UNWTO received majority of votes from the Executive Board comprised of 33 nations.

Agenda.ge, 12 May 2017 - 15:12, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgian Zurab Pololikashvili will be the Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) from 2018-2021.

Up to now Pololikashvili served as Resident Representative of Georgia at UNWTO and Ambassador of Georgia to Spain.

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili congratulated Pololikashvili by Twitter.

Another success for #Georgia! Congratulations to @pololikashvili who was elected as Secretary General of World Tourism Organization @UNWTO pic.twitter.com/61JgSn9i4s
— Giorgi Kvirikashvili (@KvirikashviliGi) May 12, 2017

Nominating Pololikashvili for the vacant post back in 2016 Kvirikashvili said Pololikashvili fully met the eligibility criteria for assuming the most demanding duties of the General Secretary of the UNWTO.

Competing with Zimbabwe's Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi in the second round of elections today, Pololikashvili received a majority of 18 votes from the UNWTO’s Executive Board comprised of 33 nations.

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Zurab Pololikashvili re-elected Secretary General of UNWTO

19 Jan 2021

Georgian Zurab Pololikashvili has been re-elected Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) for four a year tenure. Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia and Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani have congratulated Pololikashvili on Twitter.

Georgian Zurab Pololikashvili re-elected Sec-Gen of UNWTO

02 Dec 2021

Georgian Zurab Pololikashvili has been re-elected Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) with 85 votes in favour, 26 against, for a second term from 2022 to 2025.

UNWTO's Georgian Sec-Gen Pololikashvili calls for suspension of Russia's membership

27 Feb 2022

Zurab Pololikashvili, a Georgian Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), has called on member states to consider suspending Russia from membership on Sunday, amid the country's ongoing military aggression against Ukraine.