Yemen, Syria discuss tourism cooperation

DAMASCUS, Aug. 06 (Saba)- Deputy Minister of Tourism for service
sector and tourist buildings Mutahar Taqi held talks on Monday with
Syrian Minister of Tourism Sadallah al-Qala over tourist
cooperation relations between the two countries and means of
improving and boosting them, particularly holding exhibitions,
preserving traditional productions, exchanging experiences, and
training specialized cadres in tourist fields.

Taqi acquainted the Syrian Minister with the unique tourist
components which Yemen owns, developments of tourism sector and its
revival, pointing out that the role of many factors of environment,
climate, heritage and civilization in increasing the number of
tourists from all over the world, especially Europeans.

He noted the necessity to activate the signed agreements between the
two countries and intensifying exchanging visits of tourist and
expert delegations between the two sides, expressing Yemeni Tourism
Ministry's desire to make use of Syrian experiences in holding
exhibitions and preserving traditional productions strategies.

He stressed the major and effective role of tourism agencies to
transfer tourism experiences and improving tourist products.

For his part, the Syrian official made clear importance of
discovering common images possibly making use from them by the two
sides and activating tourist movements between the two countries,
showing Syria's full readiness to improve all agreements signed with
Yemen, in addition to putting all Syrian capabilities to develop and
train Yemeni tourist cadres.

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