UAE and Portugal sign MoU to increase bilateral tourism

Mohammed Khamis bin Hareb Al Muhairi, Director-General of the National Council for Tourism and Antiquities has affirmed the importance of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed yesterday in Lisbon between the UAE and the Republic of Portugal to promote and encourage cooperation between the two countries in the field of tourism.

The MoU was signed by Al Muhairi in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Foreign Minister.

The MoU aims to strengthen friendly relations between the two countries through increasing bilateral cooperation in the field of tourism, in recognition of the importance of tourism in promoting economic development, mutual understanding and goodwill, as well as reinforcing ties between people.

He pointed out that the MoU also aims to promote cooperation between the two countries and facilitate the influx of tourists and encourage cooperation between tourist agencies, corporations and other institutions working in the field of tourism.

Al Muhairi said that the MoU stipulated that both parties shall encourage mutual promotion of tourism through the exchange of information, advertisement and other promotional means in order to inform tourists on the best available tourist attractions.