ALEPPO,  (SANA)_ Prime Minister Mohammad Naji Ottri inaugurated Saturday a series of tourist facilities which investment costs exceeded 1.5 billion S.P. as part of the government's plan to provide infrastructure and utilities that support tourism, encourage investment promotion and to develop tourist services.

These tourist facilities are 3 and 4-stars hotels, three of them are of heritage characteristic.

In a statement to journalists, the Premier stressed importance of tourism in advancing the development process, explaining that the government gives a great interest to back the tourist development process in the available areas.

" The government pays attention to the heritage hotelS in Aleppo," he said, referring to the new agreement signed recently with the Aga Khan Development Network, which will be translated into tourist projects.

The Premier also inspected a number of tourist projects which are being implemented in the city.

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