TUNIS, May 30,2010 (TAP) - On the sidelines of the Universal Exhibition of Shanghai currently held in China, The Tunisian stand there is holding next June 1-6 a tourism week whose aim is to promote Tunisia's tourist trade on the Chinese market.

Tunisia's delegation, including several professionals and travel agents, will be led by Tourism Minister Slim Tlatli who is expected to inaugurate the new agency of Tunisian tourism in Beijing. During this week are also scheduled several meetings with Chinese tourism officials. Two meetings will actually be held in Beijing and Shanghai between Tunisian professionals and their Chinese counterparts. 

The aim, says secretary general of the Tunisian Federation of Travel Agencies Hammadi Cherif, is to look at the opportunities of co-operation with Chinese tour- operators to increase Chinese tourists' flow to Tunisia. 

To this end, the establishment of joint trips with European countries can be considered ahead of the improvement of direct air links.