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Greek specialists conduct workshop on â€œThe new trends in hospitality and tourism industriesâ€ in Baku

02 February 2009 15:36 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ilhama Isabalayeva â€“ APA. The workshop on â€œThe new trends in hospitality and tourism industriesâ€ has been organized in Baku by Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Ministry and Tourism Ministry of Greece, APA reports. Culture and Tourism Minister of Azerbaijan Abulfas Garayev addressing the opening ceremony said the workshop would last till February 6. The aim of the workshop is to qualify the employees of hotels and master necessary management skills in tourism companies. The minister mentioned that Greece and Azerbaijan had signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of tourism four years before and said the specialists of the two countries cooperated within the framework of that document.

Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Greece to Azerbaijan Ioannis Metaxas said they attached great importance to cooperation with Azerbaijan in tourism.
â€œThere are historical links between the two countries. Our aim is to strengthen friendship between the nations. This workshop serves this purpose,â€ he said.

The workshop has been organized for 120 people, including hotel and restaurant managers, heads of tourism companies, teachers and students of Azerbaijan Institute of Tourism. Ten specialists of Greek Ministry of Tourism are leading the workshop.