Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Rola Maayah received the Japanese Ambassador to Palestine Magoshi Masayuki and the delegation of the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), where the meeting took place at the headquarters of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in Bethlehem.
Minister Maayah welcomed the Japanese ambassador, praising the bilateral cooperation between Palestine and Japan in various fields, especially in the field of tourism and the preservation of antiquities and cultural heritage. The Japan International Cooperation JICA, and work is currently underway to organize the opening ceremony with a large official and popular presence.
Maayah talked about the latest developments in the tourism and cultural heritage sectors, the latest developments of the Corona pandemic in Palestine, the Palestinian efforts to combat this global epidemic and the success of the ministry’s plan to produce and adopt health tourism protocols in light of the Corona pandemic and by international standards, in addition to raising the efficiency of Workers in the tourism sector, especially in the field of care, prevention, public safety, creating job opportunities for the unemployed, preparing tourist facilities, as well as raising awareness and promoting tourism.
The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities affirmed, "We at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities seek to make the experience of the tourist in Palestine a rich one, so that he returns to his homeland bearing a beautiful image of Palestine, its people and its people, and aware of the historical injustice suffered by the Palestinian people."
The two parties discussed the latest details of the final works of the project to establish a cover to protect the mosaic floors and the large bathroom hall in Hisham´s Palace in Jericho, between the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the ceremony of receiving the project, where the teams of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities are working on making the latest arrangements for the ceremony. opening.
In turn, the Japanese Ambassador to Palestine, Mr. Magoshi Masayuki, thanked Minister Maayah for her cooperation and joint work, stressing the need to continue the partnership and bilateral relationship for the benefit of both parties.
