Tourism Agreement between Malta and Turkey

The Minister of Tourism, Mr. Karmenu Vella and the Minister of State of Turkey, Ms. Isilay Saygin recently signed a Tourism Agreement between Malta and Turkey.

The Turkish Minister was in Malta as part of a Turkish Delegation which attended the Turkish Week held at the SAS Radisson Bay Point Hotel. The event was organised by the Malta Culinary Association, fully supported by Air Malta.

The signed agreement establishes co-operation in the tourism industry between Malta and Turkey as well as the exchange of promotion and culture between the two countries. A joint commission will also be set up to facilitate communications between Malta and Turkey and to implement the conditions of the agreement. The commission will be announced shortly and hence meet in the coming months during a 'Maltese Week,' which will be held in Istanbul with the co-operation of the Maltese Ministry of Tourism and the co-ordination of the Malta Culinary Association, once again supported by Air Malta.

During this visit Ms. Isilay Saygin and the Turkish Delegation paid a courtesy visit to His Excellency the President of the Republic, Dr. Ugo Mifsud Bonnici. They were shown around places of interest in Malta and Gozo.

Present for the signing of the agreement was Mr. Yalcin Manav, Director of Tourism Istanbul; Mr. Louis Grech, Chairman of Air Malta; Mr. Tony Theuma, President of the Malta Culinary Association; Mr. Parnis England, Consul of Turkey in Malta; Mr. John Saliba, Group Head Marketing & PR Air Malta and Mr Uluk Oktem, Manager Garanti Bank.