On February 9, 2012, the 13th Meeting of Working Group on Tourism (by videoconference) took place with the participation of representatives of touristic administrations and touristic operators from GUAM member states and representatives from the GUAM Secretariat.

Participants discussed the ongoing situation in terms of the preparations for the press tour for interested representatives of the Japanese mass media, and agreed upon its dates and itinerary. Meeting attendees identified the representatives from the participating touristic administrations of GUAM member states, which are responsible for issues related to the press tour, and agreed to prepare and send the refined programme for the upcoming press tour to the GUAM Secretariat.

The participants agreed to hold the next meeting of the Working Group on Tourism in Kyiv before the press-tour. The exact dates of the meeting will be determined and communicated through diplomatic channels.