Yemen's Ministry of Tourism will participate next Monday in the 18th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in Astana, Kazakhstan, according to Saba. In a press statement, issued by the Ministry of Tourism, it pointed to the importance of the meetings of the current session. Tourism Minister Nabil al-Faqih will head the Yemeni delegation to participate in the meeting. The statement clarified a number of issues facing tourism industry including the promotion of cultural tourism. It indicated that the session will discuss topics related to the World Tourism Day for the years 2010-2011. Yemen is scheduled to host the event of World Tourism Day for 2011.