Tourism: Lanka, Egypt sign tourism pact

Sri Lanka News

The second day of the bilateral visit of Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama to Egypt began with the signing of an MOU between the two Governments on Tourism Cooperation, the Foreign Ministry said. The signing ceremony was preceded by a meeting between the Foreign Minister and Zoheir Garranah, the Minister of Tourism of Egypt.

The two Ministers agreed that there was a need to develop new tourism products and diversify the existing product base, including the construction of facilities to host international conferences, events, seminars and workshops.

Catering to the needs of tourists and providing a higher quality service was seen by the two Ministers as being of importance for the future development of the tourism industry.

In order to increase connectivity among Asia, Middle East and Africa improving the enhancement of air links was seen as crucial.

The two Ministers also discussed the threat posed by terrorism which could impact on the tourism sector. The Ministers agreed that there was a compelling need to arrest such threat factors in order to protect this vital industry.

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