PM Receives the Head of the Arab Tourism Organization and Sponsors the Signing of Two MoU in the Field of Tourism

Baghdad / NINA / -Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani received today, Wednesday, the head of the Arab Tourism Organization affiliated with the League of Arab States, Bandar bin Fahd Al-Fahid, and his accompanying delegation.

During the meeting, they discussed areas of joint work to develop the tourism reality in Iraq, in light of the government's plan to develop the tourism reality.

Al-Sudani stressed the importance of enhancing cooperation with the Arab Tourism Organization to support attracting Arab tourism to Iraq, which is rich in religious, archaeological and natural tourism components.

The Prime Minister sponsored the signing ceremony of two memoranda of understanding for the Arab Tourism Organization; the first with the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, and the second with the International Development Bank for Investment and Finance, which includes expanding and developing tourism cooperation in the following areas:

1- Benefiting from the agreement signed between the Arab Tourism Organization and the Islamic Development Bank Group, related to the insurance policy to guarantee investment with the aim of attracting capital to invest in tourism projects in Iraq.

2- Benefiting from the programs of the Arab Tourism Organization and its agreements with international companies in the field of technical consulting and studies.

 3- Qualifying Iraqi tourism facilities, including hotels, restaurants and cafes, to obtain the quality mark and ISO.

4- Benefiting from the organization's programs in training and qualifying workers in the tourism sector at the level of the public and private sectors to raise the capabilities of its workers.

5- Studying the possibility of opening a regional office for the Arab Tourism Organization in Baghdad to represent the Arab Levant region.

6- Benefiting from the Arab Tourist Card project, which will be launched in Baghdad through the organization's strategic partner; the International Development Bank and Visa International Company.

7- Implementing qualification programs for Iraqi youth in the field of quality control of tourism and hotel facilities./End