TIRANA, May 9 /ATA/ – Albania and Switzerland signed a Memorandum of Understanding o enhance cooperation in the field of tourism during a ceremony in Zurich a day ago.
The agreement on behalf of the Albanian government was signed by the Director General of the Albanian National Tourism Agency (AKT), Zana Çela-Rama, and Federico Sommaruga, Director Emerging Markets and Special Projects at Switzerland Tourism.
Albanian Ambassador in Berne, Ilir Gjoni, and Pascal Prinz, Director Global Accounts and Emerging Markets at Switzerland Tourism, also attended the ceremony.
Under this agreement, Albania and Switzerland will strengthen and foster cooperation in the field of tourism, including:
– Assistance to establish contacts with relevant organizations, approaches to sustainable year-round tourism in mountain areas and national parks,
– Assistance to develop and promote products for Albanian and Swiss tourists in cooperation with local federations of tourism agencies, responsible for supporting outbound tourism.
The two countries will exchange information on legal acts that regulate tourism, statistics on tourism and the experience in improving quality of tourist services.
The agreement also includes cooperation between the vocational education institutions on training personnel on tourism.
Albania and Switzerland are also committed to cooperate in hosting tourism exhibitions and forums, and exchange visits of tourism and media representatives from both countries in order to learn more about infrastructure and tourist products.
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