Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de VN Wereld Toerisme Organisatie (UNWTO) ten behoeve van het houden van een UNWTO-conferentie inzake religieus erfgoed en toerisme: “How to increase religious heritage tourism in a changing society”

Relating to the hosting of the UNWTO Conference on Religious Heritage and Tourism: How to increase religious heritage tourism in a changing society (hereinafter, the “conference”) in Utrecht, the Netherlands on 5 to 7 October 2016 by the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands;

Whereas the Government of Kingdom of the Netherlands (hereinafter, the “Government”), duly represented by its Ambassador Matthijs van Bonzel, will be hosting the conference; which is of special interest to the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of the Netherlands, an Agency that supports activities that contribute to the national heritage management;

Whereas the World Tourism Organization (hereinafter referred to as “UNWTO” or the “Organization”), represented by its Secretary-General Mr. Taleb Rifai, is a specialized agency of the United Nations and the leading public international organization in the field of tourism, with a membership encompassing 163 countries and territories and more than 480 Affiliate Members representing the private sector, educational institutions, tourism associations ‎and local tourism authorities;

Whereas UNWTO wishes to conduct a conference on “Religious Heritage and Tourism: How to increase religious heritage tourism in a changing society” with the objective to discuss the interaction between religious heritage and tourism and how this linkage could be further enhanced in a sustainable way and the Government is willing and able to host it;

Now therefore, the parties have agreed as follows:

I. Privileges, immunities and facilities

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II. Conditions for organizing the Conference

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DONE at Madrid on 13 June 2016 in two originals in the English language.

For the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,

MATTHIJS VAN BONZEL

Ambassador

For the World Tourism Organization,

TALEB RIFAI

Secretary-General