Yomna El-Bahar, Deputy Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, took part in the meetings of the 33rd session of the Egyptian-Jordanian Joint Higher Committee, held in the Jordanian capital, Amman, from August 10 to 12.
She began her participation by chairing the meeting of the services committee, as part of the preparatory technical committees for the Joint Higher Committee scheduled to convene this week, attended by a number of representatives of the Egyptian delegation from various ministries and their Jordanian counterparts. The committee's work also included a bilateral discussion session between the deputy minister and Dr. Fadi Balawi, Secretary General of the Jordanian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, to explore ways to strengthen Egyptian-Jordanian cooperation in tourism and antiquities.
El-Bahar explained that the bilateral session covered many topics, including mechanisms for exchanging expertise in a number of activities related to the antiquities sector, such as maintenance and restoration work and digital archaeological documentation, and developing museum display methods, in addition to discussing the possibility of signing a memorandum of understanding in the field of antiquities. It also addressed a number of tourism-related topics, such as enhancing joint cooperation in tourism promotion and marketing, implementing joint tourism programs, and exploring the possibility of organizing training workshops in tourism and hospitality.
In a related context, the deputy minister met Dr. Imad Hijazeen, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, who took office a few days ago. She conveyed the greetings of Sherif Fathy, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, along with his congratulations on assuming his new post and his wishes that the coming period would witness more fruitful cooperation between the two countries. During the meeting, ways to strengthen joint cooperation between the two countries in tourism and antiquities were discussed, as well as the proposed mechanisms for putting it into effect.
It is worth noting that Egypt hosted the meetings of the 32nd session of the Egyptian-Jordanian Joint Higher Committee in the New Administrative Capital last year.
