Azerbaijan, Mexico to expand ties in culture, tourism
By Laman Ismayilova
In order to strengthen bilateral cooperation, the Ambassador of Mexico, Rodrigo Labardini, met with the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Abulfas Garayev on February 7.
The meeting discussed the consolidation of the legal framework and, in this context, was mentioned the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement in the fields of education, science, youth, culture and sports. It was pointed out that this instrument will open new paths and possibilities for cooperation, while at the same time giving impetus to bilateral relations, in general.
The parties discussed the opportunities for collaboration in both, the cultural area and the tourism sector.
Ambassador Labardini highlighted the great potential that his country has in this area, stressing that Mexico is one of the eight most visited countries in the world, with 37 million tourists per year.
He also spoke about the tourism activities that take place in different parts of Mexico, and emphasized natural and adventure tourism.
Mexico is part of the select list of 17 megadiverse countries in the world: in the Mexican Republic one can find reefs, deserts, jungles, forests, mangroves, mountains, snowy volcanoes, caves, islands, coasts in two oceans, a gulf and two seas (one of them, the Sea of Cortés, considered the aquarium of the world).
The parties exchanged views on collaboration between universities involved in learning and teaching tourism. In addition, they underlined the possibility of an exchange of cultural events that will consolidate the bonds between both peoples.
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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Lam_Ismayilova
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