EuroMed Ministers Stress Importance Of Tourism Development
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Rabat, April 3 (STA) - for tourism, the minister responsible for 39 member states of the Euro-Mediterranean (Euromed), stressed Thursday in Morocco of the need for development of tourism in the Mediterranean region. Minister of Economy Slovenian Andrej Vizjak stressed the importance of cooperation, when he attended a conference in Fez. Vizjak, the current president of the Council of the European Union Competitiveness, said, Slovenia was “very good, in fact, that there are vast benefits of closer cooperation between the EU and its partners Southern Mediterranean can be used for the further development of tourism in the region, “The Slovenian, the European Union - Presidency. The Deputy Prime president of the first Euro-Mediterranean Conference of Ministers of the conference on the theme “Tourism said that tourism is increasingly an autonomous zone of the discussion after the adoption of the initial findings and policy directions for future cooperation between the EU and its southern partners in the development of sustainable tourism. The guidelines also set an important programme for achieving the objectives of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership within the framework of the Barcelona process, read the press release. Vizjak also to Europe from the University of the Mediterranean, mulled wine from Slovenia. The establishment of the university with curriculum on the current needs of the Mediterranean, tourism is another contribution and incentive aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two sides, “he stressed. The ministers were also agree that such a conference should be held every two years and that in the meantime, working groups of senior officials to prepare for other programs should be strengthened for a Euro-Mediterranean cooperation in the field of tourism. On the sidelines of the event, Vizjak also hold talks with his host Mohamed Boussaid, the Moroccan Minister of Tourism. The couple discussed the opportunities for the revival of the economy and tourism in the context of cooperation. |