Syria and Lebanon executive tourism accord

Syria and Lebanon on Wednesday signed the Executive Program for Tourism Cooperation Accord between them from 2005 to 2007 as to activate tourism.

The agreement which came at the end of the Joint Syrian-Lebanese Tourism Committee, included some steps and articles in the field of circulation and information dissemination in addition to tourism advertisements.

"The agreement urges for qualification, training and exchanging expertise as well as founding joint tourism," a statement by the Ministry of Tourism said.

The joint Syrian-Lebanese committee for Tourism discussed a plan for an integrated tourist project between the two states and building joint information centers on the borders in addition to put executive programs for joint circulation.

Minister of Tourism Sadallah Agha al-Qalaa signed the accord with his Lebanese counterpart Farid al-Khazen.

Prime Minister Naji Otari held talks this morning with al-Khazen during which they agreed that the joint coordination in the field of tourism attraction and marketing were of cornerstones to boost tourism and make use of the Tourism components. They said that encouraging joint investments would bolster integration and back the two states economies.