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Minister Angelkova has a meeting with the prince of Saudi Arabia
Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova met His Royal Highness Sultan Bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They talked during the 22nd General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), which is organized in the Chinese city of Chengtu. The emphasis in the talks of the Minister of Tourism and the prince of Saudi Arabia were the possibilities for the upgrading of the exceptionally good cooperation between the two countries in the sphere of tourism.
“In October 2016, a Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation in the Field of Tourism was signed between the Republic of Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia. This opens new opportunities for the development of tourism and exchange of experience between the two countries”, said Minister Angelkova and further stressed that the Minister Angelkova works actively for the promotion of foreign investment in Bulgaria and for attracting more tourists in our country. During a visit to Bulgaria at the end of last year the prince of Saudi Arabia was introduced to the main advantages of Bulgaria as an investment destination - low taxes, financial stability, attracted billions of Euro of direct foreign investments in Bulgaria. The prince Sultan Bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud stressed that tourism has been a priority economic sector over the past years in Saudi Arabia.
Bulgaria is becoming a more recognizable destination for higher class tourists, added Angelkova and explained that the increased interest of foreign tourists in our country are evidenced by the data of the BNB. The total revenues from international tourism in Bulgaria from the beginning of the year until June 2017 amount to 2,4 billion BGN, which is by 12% higher compared with the same period in 2016, which was a record year for the tourism for all times.
The Bulgarian-Russian relations in tourism are developing very successfully and the results of this year are expected to exceed the record from last year. This was stated by Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova in a meeting with Oleg Safonov, head of the Federal Agency for Tourism of the Russian Federation. The conversation took place in the city of Chengtu within the 22nd General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
