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Second Meeting of Commonwealth Tourism Ministers, Abuja, Nigeria, 29 April 2005 - COMMUNIQUÉ
Released:  29 April 2005
Commonwealth Tourism Ministers met in Abuja, Nigeria on 28-29 April 2005. The Ministerial Meeting was opened by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, who underscored the importance of strong action to boost tourism in the world’s poorest countries.

Deputy Secretary-General Calls for Investment Agreements that Support Sustainable Growth
Released:  28 April 2005
An investment agreement that supports sustainable growth will benefit developing countries, particularly the least developed countries (LDCs) and small states.

Commonwealth Tourism Centre Proposal to be Discussed by Ministers in Nigeria
Released:  28 April 2005
The second Commonwealth Tourism Ministers Meeting (CTMM), taking place from 27 to 29 April 2005 in Abuja, Nigeria, will consider an offer by Malaysia to host a new Commonwealth Tourism Centre.

Promoting Sri Lanka’s Professional Services Sector
Released:  28 April 2005

Conference on Health Reporting For Caribbean Broadcasters
Released:  28 April 2005

Reviewing Progress of Youth Development Work
Released:  28 April 2005

Commonwealth Experts for Lesotho Local Elections
Released:  28 April 2005

Need for Further Development of Public Debt Statistics
Released:  25 April 2005
Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Winston Cox has called for further development of public debt statistics in line with the surge in public domestic debt across different regions of the world.

Don McKinnon Backs London’s Bid For 2012 Olympics
Released:  21 April 2005
"I'm passionately convinced -- as a growing number are throughout the Commonwealth family -- that there is no better candidate than London to host these Olympic Games." - Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon

Managing Brain-Drain from Developing Countries to Developed Ones
Released:  21 April 2005
Industrial countries that attract highly skilled workers are often drawing from the scarce human resources of developing countries, creating a brain-drain that is detrimental to the source countries' socio-economic progress.

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