Iran Press/Europe: Ali-Asghar Mounesan arrived in Madrid on Wednesday to attend the annual 39th International Tourism Exhibition "FITUR 2019".
The CHTO head told his host that Iran is fully ready to cooperate with Madrid in tourism and handicrafts, Iran Press reported.
He said, six million tourists visited Iran in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year of 1397 (started on March 21, 2018).
Iran is among the top 10 countries worldwide in terms of tourist attraction and over recent years, expansion of tourism has been the priority of Iranian government, the Iranian minister added.
He also said that Spain's immense potential tourism can be an important area for the expansion of cooperation between Tehran and Madrid.
Maroto said in turn that his country is ready for sharing tourism experience with Iran and implement related projects.
The King and Speaker of the Spanish Parliament also visited the exhibition.105/210
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