Quang Tri province of Vietnam , Savannakhet province of Laos and
Mukdahan province of Thailand have agreed to boost their tourism
cooperation at a conference in Dong Ha town in the central province
of Quang Tri on July 29.
This conference is part of the third Trans-Asia Bridge Span
Festival that takes place in Quang Tri province from July 28-30.
The agreement aims to facilitate entry and exist activities at
international border gates, increase the management of travel agencies’
tourism transport, promote the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC)
tourism logo and jointly develop tourism.
At the
conference, delegates from the three countries also agreed to expand
tourism cooperation with localities on the EWEC and the Mekong
sub-region.
They reviewed the implementation of
the agreements reached at the previous conference, the reform of
import-export and entry-exist procedures and the simplification of
administrative procedures as well as mapped out tourism development
strategies.
Permanent Vice Chairman of the Quang
Tri provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chinh said that the Lao
Bao International Border Gate in Quang Tri province welcomed more than
305,000 passengers in the first half of the year.-VNA