Egypt: 1 million German tourists

Published January 18th, 2005 - 03:14 GMT

Egypt's ambassador to Germany Mohammad El-Orabi revealed that the number of German tourists who visited Egypt in 2004 amounted to 1 million, noting that this figure is set to increase.

 

The ambassador made the statements during the 106th celebration of the European press federation where Egypt was chosen as a guest of honor.

 

Meanwhile, the Deputy Prime Minister of the German state of Brandenburg said he made a Nile cruise during his recent visit to Egypt accompanied by his wife.  Egypt has the potentials to rival the most attractive tourist destinations in the world, he remarked.