I-NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar - ONgqongqoshe kanye neziphathimandla zezokuvakasha zaseMyanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia kanye noNobhala Wezokuvakasha ePhilippines baveze inhloso yabo yokusebenzisana nezinhlaka zikahulumeni ezifanele kanye nabanye ababambiqhaza ukuze kube lula ukuhamba esifundeni ngokwakha uhlelo olujwayelekile lwe-visa oluhlakaniphile. , futhi basayine “Isitatimende Senhloso Nge-SMART Visa” namuhla ku-22nd World Economic Forum e-East Asia. Umhlangano uba seNay Pyi Taw kusukela mhla zi-5 kuya ziyisi-7 kuNhlangulana.
“Ngokusayina le ncwadi yezinhloso, ongqongqoshe neziphathimandla zezokungcebeleka bayavuma ukusebenzisana ukuze kuqaliswe lolu hlelo, inhloso yalo kuzoba wukuqeda lezo zingqinamba ezivimbela ukuhamba kwezivakashi okumanje zidala ukungabaza ukuhamba. Lezi zinhloso zizofezwa ngokubambisana nezinhlaka zikahulumeni ezweni ngalinye, "kusho u-U Htay Aung, uNgqongqoshe Wezinyunyana Wezamahhotela Nezokuvakasha eMyanmar. Isitatimende senhloso siyingxenye yemizamo ehlanganyelwe yokwenza ngcono ukukhula kwemikhakha yezokuvakasha kazwelonke neyezifunda kanye nokuhlanganiswa komphakathi.
Ngokucacile, ongqongqoshe bezokuvakasha bavumile ukubambisana ekusebenzeleni isinyathelo se-ASEAN Common Visa njengoba kubizwe abaholi eNgqungqutheleni ye-ASEAN, e-Jakarta ngoNovemba 2011. Iphinde yakhela ohlelweni olulodwa lwe-visa lokuhamba ngezokuvakasha phakathi kwe-Cambodia. kanye ne-Thailand, eyasetshenziswa ngomhla ka-1 Januwari 2013. Ukuphumula okuqhubekayo kanye ne-visa evamile ye-ASEAN kuzophinde kuzuze abantu abangebona abase-ASEAN abahlose ukuvakashela amazwe ase-ASEAN.
NgokukaMari Elka Pangestu, uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha kanye Nomnotho Wokudala wase-Indonesia, “Uma sicabangela ukuthi ezokuvakasha ziwumkhakha ohamba phambili ngaphansi kwe-ASEAN Economic Community nokuthi zinegalelo elikhulu ekuhlanganisweni kwamazwe ase-ASEAN, kubalulekile ukuba 'uhlakaniphe'. mayelana nokusiza i-visa yokuhamba." Uma kubhekwa ulwazi lwamanye amazwe nezifunda, kulindeleke ukuthi amazwe ase-ASEAN nawo athole umthelela omuhle wokusebenzisa i-visa ehlakaniphile ekukhuleni komkhakha wezokuvakasha, ukwanda kokutshalwa kwezimali embonini yezokuvakasha neyokuvakasha, nokudalwa kwamathuba emisebenzi.
“Ngokubona ukubaluleka kokuxhumana emisebenzini yezokuvakasha, isitatimende senhloso sizwakalisa isifiso sethu sokuthuthukisa umkhakha wezokuvakasha ngokwenza kube lula ukuhamba kwezivakashi ziwela imingcele; ngokuya ku-visa ehlakaniphile ngokusebenzisa izindlela ezingcono kakhulu; kanye nokwandisa ukusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe ukuze kuncishiswe ukungasebenzi kahle kwenqubo yokufaka isicelo se-visa yendabuko,” kusho uRamon R. Jimenez Jr, Unobhala Wezokuvakasha ePhilippines.
Isitatimende senhloso sisayinwe ngesikhathi somhlangano Wezinga Eliphakeme LeSigungu Somnotho Somhlaba Wokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha obanjwe namuhla ngaphansi kwendikimba ethi “Ukwakha Imboni Yezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha yaseMyanmar: Ukushayela Ukukhula kanye Nokudala Imisebenzi”. “Ukugqugquzela uhambo ukuze kugqugquzelwe ukukhula komnotho nokudalwa kwamathuba emisebenzi kungenye yezinsika zale ngqungquthela, futhi kuwumsebenzi owumgogodla wabalingani Bezimboni beForamu kanye naMalungu eGlobal Agenda Council on New Models for Travel & Tourism,” kusho uThea Chiesa, uMqondisi. , Inkundla Yezomnotho Yomhlaba.
Bangaphezu kuka-900 ababambiqhaza abavela emazweni angu-55 ababambe iqhaza ku-World Economic Forum on East Asia, ebanjwa okokuqala ngqa eNay Pyi Taw, eMyanmar. Umhlangano wemukela abantu abangaphezu kwekhulu abamele amazwe angu-100, okuhlanganisa nezinhloko zezwe noma ohulumeni baseLaos, Myanmar, Philippines kanye neVietnam. Bangaphezu kuka-15 abaholi bamabhizinisi, ngaphezu kwe-550 Global Growth Companies kanye nabaholi abasebasha abacishe babe ngu-60 abavela emiphakathini ye-Young Global Leaders kanye ne-Global Shapers, kanye namanye amalungu ezinhlangano zomphakathi, izifundiswa nabezindaba bahlangene ukuze baxoxe ngezinselelo namathuba abhekene neMyanmar ne-East Asia namuhla. .
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar – Ministers and tourism authorities of Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia and the Secretary of Tourism of the Philippines have expressed their intention to collaborate with relevant government agencies and other stakeholders to facilitate travel in the region by developing a common smart visa system, and have signed the “Statement of Intent on SMART Visa” today at the 22nd World Economic Forum on East Asia.
- According to Mari Elka Pangestu, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia, “Considering that tourism is a priority sector under the ASEAN Economic Community and that it constitutes a significant contribution to the integration of ASEAN countries, it is important to be ‘smart' about visa facilitation for travel.
- ” Given the experience of other countries and regions, it is expected that ASEAN countries will also experience the positive impact of implementing a smart visa on the growth of the tourism sector, increased investments in the travel and tourism industry, and job creation.
