NAGORNO-KARABAKH SEES SURGE IN FOREIGN TOURISTS

Armenpress
Feb 22 2007

STEPANAKERT, FEBRUARY 22, ARMENPRESS: Over 5,000 foreign tourists from
about 60 countries visited Nagorno-Karabakh in 2006. The majority,
1,120 people, were from the United States of America. They were
followed by Russians ( 800), French (464), Canada (267), Iran (250),
Germany (210).

Visitors were also from such states as Malta, Venezuela, Taiwan and
other countries. Yuri Zakarian, head of consular division of the
foreign ministry, said the number of foreign visitors last year grew
30 percent against the previous year of 2005.

He said 70 percent of foreign visitors came as tourists while the
other 30 percent were representatives of different international
organizations, businessmen, benefactors and journalists.

The majority of those who came for rest were ethnic Armenians.