TEHRAN – As a substantial step to fortify nautical and coastal tourism, the Director General of Parliament Affairs of Tourism Ministry has revealed the establishment of water tourism committees in alignment with the 7th National Development Plan.

Visiting Mehr News Agency’s pavilion at the Iran Media expo, Mohammad Karimi declared that water tourism committees, comprising coastal provinces, are presided over by governors in each province.

“We have been able to add some new regulations in the seventh development plan in the field of handicrafts and tourism, which was a positive development, “he noted.

Karimi also underscored that despite the positive developments being underway, it is crucial that the high-level officials pay more attention in the regulatory sphere.

Regarding the extent of committees, the official pinpointed that nine provinces which are in some way involved with water tourism, are cooperating to achieve a convergence, aiming to prosper nautical and coastal tourism.

Mentioning sea-going vessels as an important part of nautical tourism, the official emphasized that these committees can facilitate taking measures through converging in making decisions.

Iran is a country that borders with Caspian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman with more than 5800 kilometers of shoreline, 890 kilometers of which are located in the northern part.

The importance of exploiting these nautical capacities is when the committees come to serve.

As mentioned by the Director General of Parliament Affairs of the Tourism Ministry, water tourism committees are intended to eliminate conflicting decisions which were made by various authorities in the past.

The water tourism committees are also aimed to serve as a testament to the crucial necessity of taking measures in the wake of prospering nautical tourism in a country full of capacities, bordering three exceptional seas.