The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Dr Khaled El-Enany met today Ms Elena Panova, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Egypt, who recently assumed office.
The Minister talked about the strong relations between Egypt and the United Nations in various fields. He explained that the Ministry works with the UN directly through UNESCO, UNWTO and with the UNDP indirectly through the Ministry of Environment on ECO-Egypt campaign to promote ecotourism and raise the awareness of the staff of the tourism sector about the importance of preserving the environment.
They discussed mutual cooperation and exchanging expertise in the fields tourism and antiquities directly with the UNDP, by launching awareness campaigns and raising the tourism and archeological awareness of Egyptians; in addition to making archeological sites and museums more accessible to visitors with special needs.
