TIRANA, April 4/ATA/-Albania is a tourist attraction for the Chinese tourists and it is viewed from the tourist perspective of the Chinese in Europe, said the ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Albania Jiang Yu.
Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, she said that 10 thousand Chinese tourists visited Albania last year.
“We are working to increase this figure during the current year and develop the tourism perspective in Albania. We are working with the Chinese tour operators for recognition of Albania and we are demanding the same from Albanian tour operators”, said she.
The ambassador said that the Chinese tourists in Albania are fond of cultural tourism and highlighted Kruja and Gjirokastra, but even the wonderful Albanian nature. Kruja is a favourite city to visit because of its history while Gjirokastra happens to be the city where it was shot the movie “Triumph over Death” which the Chinese like a lot as they can find common points between the two peoples.
Further on, she said that China is in favour of a regional policy on tourism of the Balkan countries.
The ambassador emphasized the progress made by the two countries in the field of tourism. In this context, she mentioned the memorandum signed by the two foreign ministers about easing the procedures for getting the visa between the two countries. According to the ambassador, this has influenced the further increase of the human exchanges between China and Albania.
The ambassador also spoke about the process of consultations with the Albanian side on Chinese citizens staying in Albania up to 90 days without any visa requirement during the period from April 1 to October 31./a.g/p.s./
