Mutual cooperation: Pakistan, Egypt to strengthen bilateral ties

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Egypt have decided to strengthen bilateral ties and promote tourism between the two countries. A memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of tourism was signed here on Friday, said a press release. The MoU was signed by Egyptian Ambassador Said Hindam and Economic Affairs Division Senior Joint Secretary Pervaiz Ahmed Junejo. The programme aimes at bolstering relations between the two countries, promotion of tourism and investment. It covers multiple aspects, including the exchange of publicity material, information, brochures, statistics, participation in tourism fairs and festivals. The aim is to promote and facilitate investment and joint ventures through an exchange of information and benefit from one another’s expertise by organizing training courses for personnel in the field of tourism and hotel industry. On the occasion, Hindam remarked that cooperation between the two countries in the tourism sector would further strengthen relations between them. Published in The Express Tribune, February 15th, 2014.