The tourism ministers of the Dominican Republic and Belize have signed an agreement to exchange experiences in tourism, strengthen bilateral agreements, technical and economic cooperation, joint implementation of eco-touristic projects and sustainable tourism. The agreement was signed by Tourism Minister Francisco Javier Garcia Fernandez for the Dominican Republic and Tourism, Aviation and Culture Minister Lindsay Garbet for Belize. Garcia said that the agreement was of importance to both countries. He said that Belize has valuable experience in the handling of cruise ship traffic as the DR has in resort tourism.