Minister Prodanov held a meeting with the Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to Bulgaria H.E. Donika Hoxha

28 February 2022

The Minister of Tourism Hristo Prodanov held a discussion with H.E. Donika Hoxha, Ambassador of the Republic of Albania to Bulgaria.  “It is important to discuss the possibilities for cooperation between Bulgaria and Albania in the field of tourism, because regardless of all the events that are happening, we need to boost tourism between our two countries. “Bulgaria and Albania are close geographically, but also in terms of the temperament of the two nations,” the minister said.

Minister Prodanov expressed hopes that the COVID-19 pandemic will end soon and that both countries will have the opportunity to start developing joint cultural routes, with the help of which to attract guests from distant destinations. “We can offer joint packages so that we become more attractive as destinations,” he added. According to him, it would be a good idea to consider extending the Sofia-Skopje line, which was renewed a few days ago, to Tirana as well, in order to facilitate and increase tourist exchange.

For her part, H.E. Donika Hoxha explained that based on the Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of tourism signed in Sofia in 2020 between the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Tourism and Environment of Albania, it is important to have specific projects and ideas to work on. “The data on the tourist flow between our countries from before the pandemic shows that there is interest and we must do everything possible to restore it,” she said. 

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