Egypt's tourism minister calls for stronger tourism cooperation with morocco

Egyptian minister of tourism, Mahmoud Al-Baltaji, called Monday in Cairo, Moroccan tourism professionals, especially tour operators, to strengthen cooperation with Egyptian counterparts as part of a global strategy mirroring the two states' excellent relations.

Al-Baltaji called a Moroccan tourism professionals delegation visiting Egypt to strengthen their cooperation with Egypt, especially in commercializing their tourism products in the European and American markets.

A delegation of Egyptian tour operators will be visiting Morocco next month for talks with Moroccan peers, and the signing of a cooperation agreement.

Despite in the tourists flow between the two states, the evolution is still short of targets, said the minister who added that some 14,000 Moroccan tourists visited Egypt in 2001.