Tourism Min. discusses with ambs. of Hungary, Burundi ways to enhance tourism cooperation

CAIRO - 29 May 2023: Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Ahmed Eissa, received in his office at the ministry's headquarters in Zamalek, Ambassador András Imre KOVÁCS, Ambassador of Hungary in Cairo, to discuss ways to enhance tourism and archaeological cooperation between Egypt and Hungary.

 

At the beginning of the meeting, the ambassador was welcomed, and both sides emphasized that the relations between the two states which witnessed fruitful cooperation in many fields, especially tourism and antiquities.

 

During the meeting, indicators of the incoming tourist movement from Hungary to Egypt during the last period were reviewed, and aspects of cooperation were discussed to attract more tourism.

 

The meeting touched on the excavation work carried out by the three Hungarian archaeological missions operating in Egypt, and cooperation in the file of recovering antiquities that left the country illegally, in addition to the possibility of cooperation in the field of training, excavation work and museums.

 

In a related context, Ahmed Issa received, today, Sheikh Malashi Rashid Nabragira, Ambassador of Burundi in Cairo, and his accompanying delegation, to discuss strengthening aspects of cooperation between Egypt and Burundi in the field of tourism.

 

The attendees also discussed the possibility of organizing an exhibition in Egypt dealing with the work of the Hungarian archaeologist Max Herz, who lived in Egypt during the period between the 19th and 20th centuries, and highlighting his work in the field of archaeological work.

 

The ambassador also invited the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary to the Minister to visit Hungary and participate in organizing a business forum on tourism, in which a large number of travel and tourism agents will participate.

 

It should be noted that in 2015 a memorandum of understanding was signed between the two countries in the field of tourism, and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities also participated in the international tourism exhibition HUNGEXPO in its 45th session, which was held in the Hungarian capital Budapest in March 2022, in which Egypt participated as a guest of honor with a pavilion designed in the style Pharaonic.

 

Last December, Egypt hosted the annual conference of the Federation of Hungarian Tourism Companies (MUISZ), and the ministry, represented by the Egyptian General Authority for Tourism Promotion, participated in the workshop that was organized on the sidelines of the conference.