Minister Angelkova held a work meeting with Argentina’s Minister of Tourism, Gustavo Santos

The Minister of Tourism, Nikolina Angelkova, held a work meeting with Argentina’s Minister of Tourism, Gustavo Santos. The two conversed during the G20 tourism ministers meeting, which is held in Buenos Aires.

Minister Angelkova invited Gustavo Santos to participate in the 2^nd edition of the International Congress on World Civilizations and Ancient Routes, which will be held in mid-November in Sofia. The event is jointly organized by the Ministry of Tourism and the World Tourism Organization. CNN’s anchor, Richard Quest, has been invited to moderate the event.

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Tourism is working actively on the creation of the so-called Balkan Route proposed during the summit meeting of the EU member-states’ Ministers of Tourism, which was entitled Tourism and Economic Growth and was organized during Bulgaria’s presidency of the EU Council, said Minister Angelkova. Joint routes with countries such as Serbia, Greece, and Croatia aim to attract tourists from remote target markets, such as China, Japan, and some Latin American countries, such as Argentina.

Minister Angelkova and и Minister Santos discussed the opportunity of presenting a Bulgarian tourism product before leading tour operators in Argentina.