Georgian Deputy International Minister Mikheil Ninua resigned in 2020 to be employed by his countryman, the secretary-general of the UNWTO, Zurab Pololikashvili. He served because the finance director of the United Nations World Tourism Group (UNWTO). He’s an old-fashioned good friend of Secretary Normal Zurab – and that is the place a felony conspiracy might have unfolded, stretching throughout the globe.
Mikheil Ninua positioned his sister because the Consul Normal of Georgia to Italy. Italy doesn’t but have an envoy to Georgia, but it surely was anticipated to have Ilia Giorgadze to grow to be the primary Georgian ambassador. Giogadze took over the submit of zurab Pololkashvili in 2018 because the Georgian ambassador to Spain. He moved to Spain from Romania, the place he led the Georgian pursuits because the ambassador.
Ilia Giorgadze might have been concerned along with Zurab in giving Víctor de Aldama, the alleged mastermind within the high-profile Koldo felony case in Spain the title of an Honorary Consul for the Republic of Georgia. As an alternative of Italy, he returned to Georgia not too long ago.
For the primary time Zurab final week turned to the media in saying, he had nothing to do with Mr. Aldama’s enterprise dealing, additionally denying his involvement in any oil enterprise.
The proof, the whisper coming from inside UN-Tourism on the identical time is turning into louder by the minute.
Ilia Giorgadze daughter Masha works for UN-Tourism remotely from Georgia, apparently employed by the previous director for Europe for the World Tourism Group, Italian Alessandra Prianteem.
After Zurab took workplace in 2018, and after a controversial election he repositoned UN-Tourism and employed 6 members from his dwelling nation Georgia to have his countrymen and pals serve in his cupboard.
Mikheil Ninua was in control of opening the regional UNWTO workplace in Riyadh in 2021, which an unsuspected Saudi Arabia paid thousands and thousands for.
On the opening ceremony in Riyadh on Could 26, 2021, UN Tourism Secretary-Normal Zurab Pololikashvili was joined by Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Tourism, His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb, and Her Highness Princess Haifa Al-Saud, Deputy Minister of Tourism for Technique and Funding, to formally inaugurate the workplace. The occasion was additionally attended by Tourism Ministers from throughout the Center East and different world areas, in addition to leaders from the personal sector.
Within the final three years there had been little actions in that Saudi workplace, as a result of it’s alledged that Mikheil Ninua was too busy opening financial institution accounts within the Kingdom for overseas businessmen and likewise for Zurab Pololikashvili father, presumably linking to the alledged oil enterprise actions. This has been disclosed to eTN by a recognized and credible supply by executives near Zurab.
In accordance with the supply, by the tip of July 2024, Niunua went again to Georgia to take cost of an oil enterprise. His household had already returned a 12 months earlier. In Dubai, he grew to become near FIA president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, and launched him to his good friend Zurab Pololikashvili.
Mr. Sulayem was appointed because the UN Tourism’s Ambassador for Sustainable Tourism within the class of ‘Sport’ in September 2024.
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem’s substantial contributions to sustainability and the fast-growing sector of sport tourism have been recognised along with his appointment as UN Tourism’s Ambassador for Sustainable Tourism within the class of ‘Sport’, UN-Tourism posted in a press launch.
The Fédération Internationale de l’Vehicle (FIA) is the governing physique for world motor sport and the federation of the world’s main motoring and mobility organisations.
Based in 1904, with headquarters in Paris and Geneva, the FIA is a non-profit organisation. It brings collectively 243 motoring and motor sport membership members from 147 nations throughout 5 continents. Its Member Golf equipment signify thousands and thousands of motorists, mobility customers and motor sport professionals and volunteers.
His shut ties to Dubai and System 1 counsel potential connections to the broader enterprise and hospitality panorama of town, corresponding to Rotana Resort .
Shaikha Nasser Al Nowais, who’s now the UAE’s candidate for UN Tourism Secretary-Normal in Dubai is a globally acknowledged chief in tourism, hospitality, and financial growth. With over 16 years of strategic management, she has pushed sustainable tourism, moral governance, and inclusive progress throughout various areas. Her household owns the Rotana resort group.
As a single lady in a Moslem society probabilities for her being elected are near zero. Subsequently contemplating Zurabs ties to Dubai the aim for her candidacy could also be to divide the vote within the first spherical, growing possibilities of a re-election for Zurab, and on the identical time promote the pursuits of Shaikah’s household enterprise, Rotana Inns.
Earlier this month Shaikha Nasser Al Nowai circulated a press launch by means of PR Newswire, about her speach at a resort convention in Germany. eTurboNews reached out to her PR company to get an interview. After a primary sure, an interview was declined, and eTN was warned to not come to some flawed conclusions.
All of it appears to be like so just like the modus operandi of Zurab, who by no means allowed eTN to talk to him, and banned this information publication from attending all UNWTO occasions. It turns into an increasing number of clear this woman will need to have been put in place by the Secretary Normal’s connection within the UAE, to divide votes, making it troublesome for any candidate working towards Zurab’s controversial third time period, to win the upcoming election in a single spherical.
The UNWTO is the United Nations specialised company chargeable for selling accountable, sustainable, and universally accessible tourism. Victor de Aldama who’s concerned in a globe spanning felony investigation apparently was an in depth good friend of Mikheil.
ETurboNews reported about insiders saying Zurab dreamed of turning into the UEFA President after Ceferin. He can also be looking for a high-paying place in Saudi Arabia, the place the World Cup will happen in 2034.
Ambassador Ilia Giorgadze has remained in Madrid for practically six years, since he delivered his Letters of Credence to the King in June 2018, after filling the emptiness left on the head of the Georgian Embassy by Zurab Pololikashvili, who was appointed secretary basic of the World Group. Tourism (UNWTO), immediately UN Tourism.
Throughout Giorgadze’s keep in Madrid, Spain’s President Pedro Sánchez, acquired, in Could 2021, the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili, at La Moncloa, who visited Spain on the event of the inauguration of the Worldwide Tourism Honest (FITUR).
It was at the moment, when Zurab disrespected his solely rival, as a result of the Georgia Prime minister visited throughout this important time throughout COVID.
THE OBJECTIVE, which isn’t stunning madethe obvious felony involvement with oil dealings by the pinnacle of UN-Tourism (former UNWTO) apparent. This referred to as unfaithful by the secretary-general.
Within the meantime the voices amongst UN-Tourism member nations at the moment are turning into louder and extra open asking Zurab to not proceed with a Third Time period and stroll away with a legacy nonetheless freed from adjudicated felony actions.
