HOLY SEE TO ATTEND WTO MEETINGS IN KOREA AND JAPAN

VATICAN CITY, SEP 21, 2001 (VIS) - Msgr. Piero Monni, Holy See permanent observer to the World Trade Organization, will attend the WTO's biennial General Assembly which will be held in Seoul, Korea from September 23 to 27 and in Osaka, Japan from September 28 to October 1.

Msgr. Monni will address the assembly in each of those cities, according to a communique from his office. The biennial meeting is an occasion for evaluating the WTO's work and programs. During the 2001 two-part meeting, the prospectives for development linked to tourism activity in the world will be analyzed. The note says that "Special attention will be dedicated to the necessary and urgent preparation of a plan to carry out the World Code of Ethics for Tourism. This study will be accompanied by an analysis of the efforts made to obtain recognition for this Code by the United Nations, set for the autumn session."

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