SANA'A, Jan. 27 (Saba) - Yemen is to participate in the International Tourism Exhibition to be kicked off in Turkey next February, the Weekly 26 September said Thursday.

Executive Director of Tourism Promotion Council (TPC) Fatima al-Huraibi said that the Yemeni participation will be efficiently and will focus on promoting the Yemeni tourist components, pinning hopes that the Yemeni tourist events in the exhibition will be covered by Turkish media to encourage the Turkish make tourist trips to the country.

In related context, Yemen approved its participations in 12 international tourist fairs in 2011, beginning with the tourist exhibition in Spain.

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