Egypt, Spain agree to update 2001 cooperation agreement in tourism
Published 20 Jan,2021 via Daily News Egypt - Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani and his Spanish counterpart Fernando Valdés Verelst have agreed to update the 2001 agreement for cooperation between the two countries in the field of tourism.
The agreement came during Al-Anani’s meeting with the Spanish Minister on the sidelines of the 113th session of the UN World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) Executive Council conference in the Spanish capital, Madrid.
Verelst reviewed the severe losses that the Spanish economy suffered as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. He pointed out that Spain has taken a number of measures to open safe passages between the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands, and with some countries, to receive tourism safely.
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