Iran, Oman agree on bolstering maritime tourism
Tehran, Feb 24, IRNA – Vice-President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Ali Asghar Monesan said on Saturday that Iran and Oman reached agreement on cooperation for maritime tourism, excursion and health tourism.
Tehran, Feb 24, IRNA – Vice-President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Ali Asghar Monesan said on Saturday that Iran and Oman reached agreement on cooperation for maritime tourism, excursion and health tourism.
He made the remarks following his meeting with Omani Minister of Tourism Ahmed bin Nasser al-Mahrizi in Sa'adabad historical, cultural complex.
Monesan added that the two sides tried to introduce tourism capacities to their respective country.
Considering new efforts of Oman in producing handicrafts, Iran is due to transfer its experiences in this concern to the Omani side, he added.
Archeological excavations and bilateral relations between museums of the two countries were among other issues to be discussed by the two delegations.
He pointed to Iran's experiences in the field of turning historical buildings to hotels and the Omani side was interested in the issue due to the use of Iranian expertise experiences in this concern.
The vice-president said the two countries are doing their utmost to promote tourism relations level between Iran and Oman.
Al-Mahrizi also pointed to promotion of bilateral ties in tourism and said that God willingly practical steps will be taken for constant cooperation in the future.
He said that issuing visa for Oman is not expensive, adding that already some tourist agencies were requesting guarantees from Iranian side, which was a mistake, and the government resisted against it.
Al-Mahrizi underlined that Oman will offer facilities for tourists to promote tourism between the two countries.
SOURCE:irna