Third meeting of G-20, Tourism Working Group begins in Srinagar

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The third meeting of the G-20, Tourism Working Group began on 22 May in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.

An Overview of the News

• The meeting focused on five key priority areas: Green Tourism, Digitization, Skilling, MSME and Destination Management.

• The priorities aim to grow the tourism sector and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

• The objective of the meeting is to strengthen economic growth, preserve cultural heritage and promote sustainable development.

• This is the third meeting of the Tourism Working Group after the previous meetings in Gujarat and West Bengal.

About the G20

• It is an international forum of the world's leading economies established in 1999.

• Its primary objective is to promote international financial stability and sustainable economic growth.

• The G20 serves as a forum to discuss and coordinate policies related to a wide range of economic and financial issues such as trade, investment, employment, energy and climate change.