ONE OF BIGGEST TOURISTS WEBSITES OF RUSSIA DOES NOT RECOGNIZE TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF AZERBAIJAN

Today.Az

Apri l 29 2009
Azerbaijan

One of the biggest tourism information search systems of Russia –
Tury.Ru- does not recognize the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan
and assists in trips to Nagorno Karabakh.

15:20

The mistakes on the website of one of the biggest tourism information
systems of Russia Tury.ru have been partially corrected the mistakes.

Thus, information that Khankendi is an Armenian resort was fully
removed from the website, yet it retains a geographical map on which
Nagorno Karabakh is fixed as part of Armenia.

We hope that this mistake will soon be removed.

10:35

This is told in the letter of our reader addressed to Day.Az.

"Dear Day.Az!

On the website Tury.ru, there is a map on which Armenia goes together
with Nagorno Karabakh in the Armenia’s section. Moreover, the website
offers trips to Karabakh. There are already the opinions of persons,
who have visited Karabakh. We want this mistake to be corrected. I
believe your agency will assist in it", says the letter.

It should be noted that Tury.ru is an international tourism system
that generalizes information on resort in different countries of the
world and is intended for the quick search of resort places, hotels
and tours reservation.

The website really contains serious mistakes that affect the national
interests of Azerbaijan.

The website says that Armenia has a resort – Stepanakert
(Khankendi). Moreover the Armenia hotel appears when selecting the
Stepanakert city.

At the same time, the maps of Armenia, presented on the website,
fix Nagorno Karabakh as an integral part of Armenia.

Certainly, this fact must be considered by the Foreign Ministry of
Azerbaijan, our embassy and compatriots in Russia and certainly the
Day.Az readers, especially because Azerbaijan and Russia traditionally
maintain good neighbor relations.