The Director General of the Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM), Mr. Khalid A bin Sulayem, met with the Consul General of the Republic of Djibouti in Dubai and Northern Emirates, Mr. Osman Moosa Derar, at the DTCM Head Office.

Mr. bin Sulayem welcomed the diplomat and discussed with him the possibility of enhancing cooperation between Dubai and Djibouti , particularly in the tourism sector. The focus was on improving bilateral trade and tourism relations.

Discussions also centred around the rapid strides that Dubai has made in tourism, lending itself to become one of the premier leisure and trade destinations of the world. Mr. Derar evinced interest in learning from Dubai 's expertise in the tourism sector.

They also discussed the impending Dubai visit of the Djibouti Minister of Youth, Tourism and Sports from February 6 to 8 to learn more about the Dubai 's success model in tourism.

The Djibouti Minister will be accompanied by the Director of Tourism in Djibouti , Mr. Mohammed Abdulahi.

Dubai has been a trend-setter in the field of tourism with the number of international tourists showing record growth over the years.