TEHRAN, Iran, Nov.28
Trend:
Iran's goal is to attract some 1 percent of the population of China to Iran, which is 1.5 million people, over a four to five year period, Iran's Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Ali Asghar Mounesan said, Trend reports citing IRNA.
He added that China is a priority for Iran as far as tourism goes.
Mounesan made the remarks upon his arrival in Beijing airport to participate in the Iran-China Tourism Summit.
"China has some 150 million tourists and it is one of Iran's target markets," Mounesan said.
"Given the good relations between the two countries, we should raise the tourism relations to a new level," said Mounesan.
"With the help of the Iranian Embassy in China, we have invited various groups, including famous Chinese figures to Iran, which can play a huge role in attracting tourists," he said.