H.E. Engineer Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, Minister of Economy, recently met with Elena Kontoura, Greek Minister of Tourism. The meeting saw the conversation of how to enhance more cooperation for the tourism market of the UAE and Greece-- particularly in the expedition of prospective investment chances and the creation of joint ventures to help reinforce the tourist sectors of the two nations.

The conference was kept in the presence of H.E. Engineer Mohammed Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Al Shehhi, Undersecretary for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Economy and H.E. Mohammed Khamis Al Muhairi, Undersecretary in the Ministry of Economy. Present in the meeting was Dionisios Zois, Greek Ambassador to the UAE and numerous Greek government authorities.

In the conference, both countries settled on the production of a joint working team of tourist specialists and experts tasked to create and execute programs aimed to more promote tourist for the UAE and Greece. The committee will likewise be tasked to check out potential investment projects, especially in the more advancement of resorts and home entertainment destinations for Athens. The move seeks to toss the spotlight on Greece's rich history and the presence of numerous ideal nature-based locations through the large expertise of UAE-based tourist companies.

Minister Al Mansoori revealed the UAE's dedication towards further strengthening the nation's cooperative ties with Greece throughout different economic and trade sectors, especially in the field of tourist. He noted that both the UAE and Greece share mutual development goals and there are many chances to be explored between the two nations that can be of high financial benefit for both parties.

Greece's tourist market is being one of the most promising sectors for the country-- abundant with historical ancient monoliths and sites, large beaches, untapped islands and a year-long moderate environment. The nation has numerous appealing tourist choices and includes a variety that brings in potential projects for the hospitality segment also, like resorts and leisure locations.

Meanwhile, H.E. Al Mansoori likewise stressed on the value of cooperation in the air travel sector, which would allow a broader exchange of tourist between the two countries. According to Al Mansoori, the UAE is a gateway to many of the region's markets as 140 million travelers use the UAE airports annually, which opens a large range of cooperation in promoting direct flights in between the two countries and create a model for cooperation to access to new markets.

For her part, Minister Kontoura discussed the actions that the Greek federal government has undertaken to develop its tourism section, which includes the diversification of tourism markets, explaining that the UAE is a top tourist market targeted at attracting Greece during the next stage. She likewise revealed self-confidence in the presence of appealing opportunities for financial investments in facilities, especially thinking about the high development taken pleasure in by the tourist sector in Greece, which attracted 26 million travelers in 2015 as compared with the 22 million posted in 2014.

Kontoura shared Greece's desire to establish a crucial set of standards and guidelines to promote efforts directed to increasing the level of cooperation in between the two countries. She mentioned that the tourism sector, which makes up 20 per cent of the nation's GDP and provides more than 1.2 million tasks, stays a top financial top priority.