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Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura on Monday stressed the importance of strengthening economic cooperation between the European Union, the Eurasian Economic Union and China, using tourism as a bridge.

The contribution of tourism to the Greek economy totaled 18.63 pct a survey conducted by Grant Thornton for the Hellenic Chambers of Hotels said, adding that according to 2016 data, hotels contributed around 10 pct of GDP and 6.5 pct of employment in the country.

There are no problems regarding the hotels on Kos following the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that hit the island on Friday, according to the president of the Hoteliers Association of Kos, Konstantina Svynou.