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Ammon News - Jordan and Tunisia share a joint keenness to enhance tourism cooperation to reflect level of their "distinguished" political relations, Tunisian Minister of Tourism Mohamed Belhassine said.

Speaking to representatives of Jordanian press and travel and tourism agents, in the presence of a number of the Tunisian tourism sector's leaders, Belhassine noted the two countries seek to overcome all obstacles that could impede development of this important and vital sector.

Both countries also aim to benefit from the the "distinguished" Jordanian expertise in the tourism sector and harness their tourism, historical and religious heritage to promote and expand joint tourist activity, he told the Jordanian delegation, while touring his country's tourist attractions.

Belhossein expressed hope Tunisia will achieve tourism growth that was achieved in 2019, by 2023, when 7,000 Tunisian tourists visited Jordan, expecting that all challenges will be overcome in regard to his country's tourism development.

Fields of joint tourism cooperation are "remarkable," adding that virtual and in-person meetings were held with the Jordanian Minister of Tourism recently, to discuss and enhance cooperation areas between the two countries to achieve goals of tourism exchange, he noted.

Tunisia and Jordan share commonalities, primarily reliance on the human asset, which provides prosperous opportunities for the two countries, referring to Tunisia's circumstantial difficulties and problems due to the Covid-19 pandemic and other internal developments that affected the tourist sector's recovery.