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Maliki announces orientation for the implementation of large tourism projects
07/04/2012 0:00
Detect build 50 hotels and public facilities
Baghdad - morning - Tariq al-Araji
, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki government's determination to begin the implementation of several projects important tourist in Baghdad and the provinces.
This came during a meeting in his official office yesterday, the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization Taleb Rifai and the delegation accompanying him.
He Prime Minister, according to a statement received "morning," a copy of it, the need to revitalize the tourism sector in Iraq and the interest developed by the wealth of resources we desperately need it, in addition to our definition of the world our history, heritage and heritage huge at all religious, cultural, archaeological, and others.
Maliki said that "the There are some achievements that took place in the field of tourism such as building no less than fifty tourist hotel and other facilities. "
For his part, said Rifai ready the international organization to support Iraq in this area there are opportunities for tourism and broad areas for investment.
He added that Iraq, despite the wars and the challenges he faced in the past was a popular destination for tourists, especially religious tourism, considering that the political will need to promote this field and make it a priority in the government encouraged us to optimism the future of tourism in Iraq, and that the session is expected for the three conferences of major tourist in Baghdad during the next term, including the Conference of Arab Ministers of Tourism evidence of recovery Iraq and the interest in this aspect.
to the Secretary-General called for the World Tourism Organization, Dr. Taleb Rifai, corporate international investment to the establishment of tourism projects in Iraq.
came in told (Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network) on the sidelines of the joint press conference held yesterday afternoon, the Secretary-General of the organization with the Minister of Tourism Dr. Brigade Sumaisem.
He Rifai, who arrived in Baghdad yesterday morning, that Iraq has become a promising market for investment, calling for investment companies in all countries of the world to invest in the tourism sector in Iraq.
and Dr. Rifai upon his arrival at Baghdad airport yesterday for the development of 15 tourist sites throughout Iraq.
He pointed out that the World Tourism Organization will discuss the strategies developed by FAO in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, which was working on two years ago, including legislation and the development of tourist resorts and infrastructure and hotel facilities that Iraq has a huge potential in tourism development in Iraq for owned the legacy of a deep humanitarian and civilized. "
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