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Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-06-08
CONTENTS
[01] 6th Greek-Turkish Tourism Forum on June 29-30
[02] Greek-Egyptian transports cooperation memorandum signed
[01] 6th Greek-Turkish Tourism Forum on June 29-30
The 6th Greek-Turkish Forum on Tourism will be held in the Greek island
of Samos and the Turkish port of Kusadasi, June 29-30, bringing
together Tourism ministers from the two countries along with tourism
and travel officials.
The Forum's agenda includes progress on cooperation in tourism,
presenting preparatory work for a second joint tourism commission
council, examining ways to further expand bilateral cooperation and
signing of a joint declaration on tourism.
A meeting between travel representatives in Kusandasi, June 30, is
expected to sign a cooperation protocol.
[02] Greek-Egyptian transports cooperation memorandum signed
Greece and Egypt on Tuesday signed a memorandum of cooperation in the
transports sector, with provisions foreseeing, among others, the
creation of sea routes between the east Mediterranean country and the
North African state.
The memorandum also cites cooperation in the rail and road sectors in
order to link trans-European highways and rail lines.
The memorandum was signed by Transport Minister Mihalis Liapis and
Merchant Marine Minister Manolis Kefaloyiannis, on the Greek side, and
by visiting Egyptian Transport Minister Essam Sharaf.
The Egyptian minister also met with Tourism Development Minister
Dimitris Avramopoulos.
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