Jordan Continues Commitment to Peace through Tourism as Sponsor of 4th IIPT African Conference
IIPT President, Louis D’Amore announced on the 17th of April that the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan continues its support and commitment to “Building a Culture of Peace through Tourism” as a sponsor of the 4th IIPT African Conference being held in Uganda May 20 to 25, 2007 under the patronage of His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President, Republic of Uganda and hosted by Uganda’s Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry, Jordan will be represented by H.E. Senator Akel Biltaji.. The Conference is being organized in support of the U.N. Decade of Peace and the UN Millennium Development Goals.
In making the announcement, IIPT Founder and President Louis D’Amore said: “We are honored to again have the charismatic participation of H.E. Senator Biltaji. H.E. Senator Biltaji was applauded by all for his outstanding contribution as Master of Ceremony and Host of the First Global Summit on Peace through Tourism, Amman 2000, as (then) Minister of Tourism and Antiquities. We have been honored to have His Excellency’s continued involvement as a Master of Ceremony in each subsequent IIPT Global Summit – and now, his participation as a Moderator and Speaker in the 4th IIPT African Conference.”
Mr. D’Amore also stated that “IIPT is proud to endorse – and support the nomination of Petra as one of the new Seven Wonders of the World.”
The First Global Summit in Amman has had a lasting impact in Jordan, the Middle East – and indeed the world. The Amman Declaration, which was subsequently adopted as an official document of the United Nations, continues to be a landmark document for a 21st Century vision of Global Tourism.”
“We are also particularly proud of the IIPT International Peace Park dedicated as a legacy of the Summit at Bethany Beyond the Jordan, site of Christ’s Baptism.” The IIPT International Peace Park was dedicated on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month – of the first year of the New Millennium and signaled the launching of IIPT’s Global Peace Parks Initiative which now includes some 450 Peace Parks circling the world. |