Egypt's Tourism Minister Rania El-Mashaat signed an agreement with President of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz on supporting the Arab young entrepreneurs in the tourism field.

 Chairman of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT) Ismail Abdel Ghaffar has also attended the signing. 

The signing was during a joint meeting held on Tuesday at the headquarters of Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA), in the presence of Culture Minister Enas Abdel Dayem, Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abu El-Gheit.

Abdel Ghaffar said that the deal aims to offer help for the Arab youth to establish their own projects. 

The deal is signed under the auspices of the Planning Ministry and falls within the framework of the importance attached by the political leadership to the youth, he added.

The deal comes into force immediately after its signing, he noted.