Yemen seeking to enter new cities in World Heritage List

SANA'A, May 28 (Saba) -
Minister of Tourism Nabil al-Faqih returned home on Thursday after participating in
the the
First Conference of the Architectural Heritage in Islamic countries, held in Saudi
Arabia during May 23-28.
In a statement to Saba, The conference reviewed a number of papers on tourism and
historic cities, most notably of these papers were those presented by UNESCO and
devoted
to the insertion of new historical cities within the World Heritage, al-Faqih
pointed out, noting that Yemen in this regard is seeking to enter new cities, such
as the cities
of Trim, Thela, Alhjerin and other historical sites in the World Heritage List.
Al-Faqih pointed to the importance of the conference, which is the first of its
kind, because it highlighted the tourist product and activities and the
architectural heritage
in the region and how to preserve it and the mechanism of its sustainability to be
an important economic resource for communities.
He pointed out that Yemen participated in the exhibition accompanying the
conference, in addition to participating with a number of papers summarized on the
mechanisms for
maintaining the historic city of Sana'a and mud construction and the employment of
heritage sites as tourist attraction sites.
Moreover, al-Faqih indicated that he discussed, on the sideline of the conference,
with Saudi officials in the tourist field means of boosting the bilateral
cooperation
and activating the memoranda of understanding between the two countries.
The two sides agreed that Prince Sultan bin Salman bi Abdul Aziz, Chairman of
Supreme Commission for Tourism, would be the guest of honor at the Tourist
Investment Conference
to be held in Sana'a in next October, he added.
Furthermore, Al-Faqih discussed with a number of businessmen the investment in
Yemen in the tourism sector, especially in light of openness witnessed by Yemen in
the investment
sector.
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