UNWTO's Georgian Sec-Gen Pololikashvili calls for suspension of Russia's membership
Pololikashvili pointed out that Russia's actions contradict the "fundamental aims of UNWTO." Photo: UNWTO
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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.
Pololikashvili pointed out that Russia's actions contradict the "fundamental aims of UNWTO."
Russia's military aggression and breach of Ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity causes human suffering and threatens the whole world," he said.
— Zurab Pololikashvili (@pololikashvili) February 27, 2022
Georgia's former economy minister and ambassador to Spain, Pololikashvili first became the UNWTO Secretary-General in May 2017. He was re-elected for a second term in December 2021.
Formed in 1975, the UNWTO unites 160 member states to promote "responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism."