Tourism Ministry, DPASE Sign Memo

DAMASCUS, (ST) – The Ministry of Tourism and the Development and Promotion Authority of Syrian Exports (DPASE) recently signed a memorandum of understanding to identify the economic products and tourism promotion within a joint action plan.

Following the signing of the memo, Deputy Minister of Tourism, eng. Abdullah Ziyada, clarified that the memo requires the participation in international fairs within an action plan, noting that the Syrian House Project, which the two parties are sharing in its foundation in cooperation with the concerned bodies, aims to identify economic and traditional products and tourism promotion abroad.

For his part, the Director of the Authority, Ehab Ismandar, pointed out that the memo based on a set of points of convergence between the two sides and mutual benefits “because tourism exports directly affect the export, noting that the authority organizes a range of programs outside Syria that will contribute to the establishment of outlets for the promotion of tourism, especially in the post-crisis period.

“The Syrian House Project will be a mechanism to promote products and Syrian culture and can be used to establish the Office of the definition of tourism in Syria, pointing out that the study of the project began almost a year ago and the appropriate places were chosen in some states to be the first experiment in Iran,” Mr. Ismandar added.

For his part, the Director of Planning and International Cooperation in the Ministry of Tourism, engineer Kassem Darwish, said that the memo is the result of an integrated work between the two sides and that the plan aims to attract foreign consumers of the tourist gate which contributes to the increase in small and medium enterprises and to reduce costs and achieve a good economic revenue.

Sh. Kh.