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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-12-02
CONTENTS
[01] We welcome the restart of the bi-communal talks on the Cyprus issue,
gov't spokesman says
[02] Conference on tourism and museums at Benaki Museum
[01] We welcome the restart of the bi-communal talks on the Cyprus issue,
gov't spokesman says
We welcome the restart of the bi-communal talks on the Cyprus issue,
decided last night in Nicosia, State Minister and government spokesman
Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said.
"Greece, in constant coordination with Cyprus, will continue to work
intensively to exhaust all posibilities fo a just and viable solution
to the Cyprus problem. On this basis, it will intensify its diplomatic
actions, in the framework of the European Union, in order to enable the
convergence and the critical issue of security and guarantees, and for
which it has repeatedly made its positions clear," Tzanakopoulos said.
Only on the basis of this arrangement, the framework and bilateral
Greek-Turkish consultations, can a multilateral conference for a fair
and viable solution to the Cyprus problem be held in accordance with
the UN resolutions and the status of Cyprus as an EU Member State,"
the government spokesman concluded.
[02] Conference on tourism and museums at Benaki Museum
A conference on tourism and museums will take place on Thursday,
December 8, at Benaki Museum.
Museums, cultural institutions and archaeological sites are traditional
tourist attractions in a country like Greece, where tourism has widespread
economic, social and political impact. However, representatives of
cultural institutions have just recognised their power to attract the
tourists and their impact on the tourism industry, constituting a powerful
growth driver.
As cultural tourism is turning into an industry of experience, museums
have the opportunity to further penetrate the tourism market and increase
visitors and revenues, while strengthening their special role in the
narrative of history, culture and life in modern societies.
In the sixth conference for the museums, professionals from the museum
and the wider cultural sector in Greece, the USA and Great Britain
will examine how museums and cultural organisations can strengthen
their role as tourist destinations and participate in sustainable
cultural development. They will also examine how they can improve their
relationships and build stronger synergies with the local authority,
tourism associations and other interested groups in order to increase
the number of visits as well as the kind of financial and development
options they can pursue based on tourism model. And finally how investing
in culture and museums in particular can have a strong impact on the
economy of the country for which tourism is a key industry.
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