ECOWAS
REVISED TREATY
telecommunications networksin order to provide reliable interconnection
among Member States;
b)
complete, withdespatch, thesection of thepan-African telecommunications
network situated in West Africa;
c)
co-ordinatetheir efforts with regard to the operation and maintenance of
the West African portion of the pan-African telecommunications network
and in the mobilisation of national and international financial resources.
3.
Member States alsoundertake toencourage theparticipation of theprivate sector
in offering postal andtelecommunications services, as a means of attaining the
objectives set out in this Article.
ARTICLE 34
TOURISM
Forthepurposes of ensuring theharmonious andviable development of tourism within
the Community, Member States undertake to:
a)
strengthen regional co-operation in tourism, particularly through:
i)
the promotion of intra-Community tourism by facilitating movement of
travellers and tourists;
ii)
the harmonisation and co-ordination oftourism development policies, plans
and programmes;
iii)
the harmonisation ofregulations governing tourism andhotel management
activities;
iv)
the institution of a Communityreference framework for tourism statistics;
and
v)
the joint promotion of tourism productsportrayingthe natural and sociocultural values of the region.
b)
promote the establishmentof 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;
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