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<p>The then Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism, Michael Ellis MP, had a useful
bilateral meeting with his Gambian counterpart, Minister Hamat Bah, in the margins
of a meeting of Commonwealth Ministers during the Edinburgh International Culture
Summit last summer. They discussed a range of matters concerning the importance of
tourism to the economy and future prosperity of The Gambia, and to the wider Commonwealth.
The Government remains willing to explore all avenues of bilateral and multilateral
cooperation, including with the Commonwealth institutions and UNESCO, to support the
development of sustainable tourism in The Gambia, and more widely across Africa.</p><p>I
welcome the Noble Lord’s recent meeting with President Barrow, and the efforts of
the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association to strengthen democratic institutions in
The Gambia and across the Commonwealth.</p>
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