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Macedonia, Switzerland vow to boost tourism cooperation

Xinhua, August 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

Macedonia and Switzerland on Friday here signed a cooperation memorandum to enhance exchanges in the field of tourism.

Under the agreement, signed by Macedonian Minister of Economy Driton Kuchi and the director of the Swiss program Increasing Market Employability (IME) Rozandi Louw, the two countries commit to expanding cooperation in field of tourism for next three years.

Switzerland is a country with a highly developed and organized tourism sector, Kuchi said, expressing the belief that such an agreement would give a new impetus to the tourism sector in Macedonia.

Based on the memorandum, Macedonia is expected to send its tourism professionals to renowned educational institutions of Switzerland where they will be introduced to Swiss experience and know-how in this field. Endit