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Mr Boussaid had talks with the South Korean Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism
On April 9, 2009 in Rabat , Mr Mohamed Boussaid, Minister of Tourism and Handicraft, had talks with Mr Yu In-Chon, South Korean Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism on a working visit to Morocco from the 8 th to the 10 th of April.
During these talks Mr Boussaid has welcomed the excellence in Moroccan-South Korean relations, thus expressing his wish to promote the bilateral cooperation in the field of tourism, more particularly cultural tourism.
In this respect, he has called for the opening of direct air lines and for the need to make some stopovers in Morocco , pointing out that he is “ready to receive some exploratory visits from South Korean travel agencies”.
The Minister of Tourism and Handicraft has considered it a good idea to make South Korean films in Ouarzazate where we can find very modern studios as well as to invite film producers to the International Film Festival of Marrakech.
For his part, Mr Yu In-Chon has exhorted Morocco to support the South Korean candidature for the post of General Secretary of the World Tourism Organisation (WTO).
He has also put much emphasis on the need to exchange journalists' visits, ensuring that all the necessary measures will be undertaken to ‘facilitate their stay'.
The South Korean Minister has also had talks with several high ranking Moroccan officials, more particularly the General Secretary of the Ministry of Culture and the State Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.
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