- The Third Meeting of ASEAN and Russian Federation Tourism Ministers was held on 26 January 2024 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The Meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Khom Douangchantha, Director General of Tourism Marketing, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism of Lao PDR, and H.E. Mr. Vladimir A. Kalinin, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Lao PDR. Additionally, H.E. Mr. Vladimir Ilichev, Deputy Minister of the Economic Development, Russian Federation also delivered his recorded remarks. The 3rd M-ATM Russia was preceded by the 14th ASEAN-Russia Tourism Consultation Meeting on 24 January 2024.
- Despite the challenges brought about by the pandemic, the Meeting was pleased to note that Southeast Asia is among the preferred destinations by Russian tourists as reflected by the growing visitor arrivals into ASEAN Member States. According to the Russian statistics, during the first nine months of 2023 the total number of Russian visitors to ASEAN Member States amounted to 664,000 while the Russian Federation received a total of around 23,000 visitors from the ASEAN Member States.
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