Greek officials highlighted the Kingdom's appeal as a destination for pilgrims from their country, and called for stepping up promotion of its religious and biblical sites in Greece.

During a meeting with Minister of Tourism and Antiquities H.E. Mr. Osama Dabbas, Greece's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Theodoros Kassimis and Greek Ambassador Konstantinos Karabetsis noted that sites such as Mount Nebo, Madaba and the Baptism Site would be very popular among Greek tourists, particularly pilgrims.

Jordan signed several agreements of cooperation with Greece in different fields, including technology, energy, trade and tourism, during His Majesty King Abdullah's visit to Greece in December of last year.

The Jordan Tourism Board has recently begun tapping into the Greek market and plan to expand these efforts steadily. Such initiatives have been launched with Jordan’s participation in a leading Greek travel exhibition last year, and have been moving ahead steadily since.

The JTB invited several representatives from the media and television on familiarization trips and plan to enhance those efforts further. The JTB plans to invite the head of the Greek Orthodox Church and an accompanying delegation to Jordan in the near future.