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MINSK, 21 November (BelTA) – The Sports and Tourism Ministry of Belarus and the Ministry of Economy of Lithuania have signed a cooperation program in tourism for 2014-2015, BelTA learnt from the press service of the Belarusian Sports and Tourism Ministry.

The document was signed by Deputy Sports and Tourism Minister Cheslav Shulga and Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Economy Kestutis Treciokas.

The press service informed that the document provides for conducting joint events and campaigns, including tourism business forums, and sharing statistical information and best practices in tourism legislation. The document also envisages participation in tourism exhibitions in Belarus and Lithuania, development of a joint calendar of tourist events in border areas, and arrangement of media tours.

The document was signed following a regular session of Belarus-Lithuania working group on tourism. The participants of the session discussed the state and prospects of bilateral cooperation in tourism, some novelties in tourism infrastructure, marketing and promotional events and cooperation between travel agencies of the two countries.