Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni had private meetings with the Ambassador of Belgium Marc Calcoen and the Ambassador of Canada Anne-Karine Asselin on Monday, March 11, with the participation of her diplomatic advisor and an official of the ministry.

The discussion with the Belgian ambassador, whose country holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU during the current semester, focused on upgrading the tourism sector in the EU. The minister pointed out the need to institutionalise the informal Council of Ministers of Tourism and to give additional emphasis to EU policy on tourism, given its important, multifaceted and growing importance for the economy, society, culture, but also the quality of life of the citizens.

Kefalogianni also met with the Canadian ambassador, with whom they exchanged views on the institutionalisation and upgrading of bilateral tourism cooperation between Greece and Canada, over a wider range, beyond the increase of tourist flows, such as investments in the tourism sector, a direct air connection between the two countries, the exchange of know-how and best practices and eco-tourism.