TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan has sent a team to Eswatini to promote the ally’s local tourism industry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday.

The ministry invited representatives from Taiwan’s travel sector to visit Eswatini, with an emphasis on its natural and cultural attractions, per Liberty Times. The aim of the Sept. 25–Oct. 2 tour was to promote sustainable tourism and to develop the local travel market.

The 17-member group was meeting Tourism and Environmental Affairs Minister Jane Mkhonta-Simelane and visiting a traditional village and an open wildlife park. Exchanges with local tourism bureaus and tour operators were also on the program, Department of West Asian and African Affairs Deputy Director General Chen Yung-po (陳詠博) said at a news conference in Taipei Tuesday.

The ministry said the team would explore the landlocked African nation’s tourism resources and potential to evaluate how to let more Taiwanese admire the beauty of Eswatini.

Following 57 years of official diplomatic ties between the two nations, Taiwan would continue to deepen cooperation in every field, Chen said. Joint promotion of sustainable economic development and stable prosperity were the main goals of the policies, he added.