By, MoT
Phnom Penh, H.E. Huot Hak, Minister of Tourism of the Kingdom of Cambodia, led a high-level delegation from the Ministry of Tourism to hold a working meeting and exchange views with H.E. Maung Myint, Minister of Hotels, Tourism and Culture of Myanmar, on strengthening and expanding tourism cooperation between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar in a more practical and effective manner in Yangon.
During this fruitful meeting, H.E. Maung Myint warmly welcomed H.E. the Minister and the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism delegation. He highly appreciated Cambodia’s tourism development and the strong tourism cooperation between the two countries, which has been implemented through bilateral, regional, and sub-regional frameworks.
Through this productive discussion, both sides highly valued the progress achieved in tourism cooperation between the two countries through existing agreements and joint action plans, as well as cooperation within regional and sub-regional frameworks, including ASEAN, GMS and CLMV.
Following comprehensive discussions on all aspects of tourism cooperation, both parties agreed to effectively implement the Cambodia–Myanmar Memorandum of Understanding on Tourism Cooperation. They also agreed to promote the exchange of experiences, human resource development, and professional capacity building in the tourism sector.
In particular, both sides agreed to promote joint tourism promotion, develop joint travel packages, and conduct joint marketing under the theme “Two Countries, One Destination” to increase tourist flows between the two countries and attract tourists from third countries to visit both destinations. They also expressed support for organizing the Joint Cambodia–Myanmar Tourism Conference and developing attractive joint tourism products.
Furthermore, both sides discussed promoting religious tourism by leveraging the rich Buddhist heritage of Cambodia and Myanmar. They supported the development of pilgrimage tourism packages and joint promotional activities to enhance Buddhist pilgrimage tourism and strengthen people-to-people ties between the two nations.
It is worth noting that Myanmar has significant potential in cultural and religious tourism, with many renowned tourist attractions, including the Bagan Heritage Area, Shwedagon Pagoda, and Sule Pagoda, which attract international visitors and offer strong potential for developing joint tourism products with Cambodia.
