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(b)
complete, with despatch, the section of the pan-African telecommunications network
situated in West Africa;
(c)
coordinate their efforts with regard to the operation and maintenance of the West
African portion of the pan-African telecommunications network and in the
mobilization of national and international financial resources.
13.
Member States also undertake to encourage the participation of the private sector in offering
postal and telecommunications services, as a means of attaining the objectives set out in this Article.
Article 34
Tourism
For the purposes of ensuring the harmonious and viable development of tourism within the
Community, Member States undertake to:
(a)
(b)
(c)
strengthen regional cooperation in tourism, particularly through:
(i)
the promotion of intra-Community tourism by facilitating movement of
travellers and tourists;
(ii)
the harmonization and coordination of tourism development policies, plans
and programmes;
(iii)
the harmonization of regulations governing tourism and hotel management
activities;
(iv)
the institution of a Community reference framework for tourism statistics;
and
(v)
the joint promotion of tourism products portraying the natural and
sociocultural values of the region.
promote the establishment of efficient tourism enterprises to cater for the needs of the
peoples of the region and foreign tourists through:
(i)
the adoption of measures aimed at promoting investment in tourism and hotel
management;
(ii)
the promotion of the establishment in Member States of professional tourism
and hotel management associations;
(iii)
the development and optimum utilization of human resources for tourism in
the region; and
(iv)
the strengthening or establishment of regional tourism training institutions
where necessary.
eliminate all discriminating measures and practices against Community citizens in the
area of tourist and hotel services.