TO COMBINE THE TOURISM PROGRAMMES OF ARMENIA AND ARTSAKH

NKR Government Information and Public Relations Department
July 14, 2009

On July 13, NKR Prime Minister Ara Haroutyunyan received the executive
representatives of tourist companies of Armenia and discussed the
perspectives of the sphere’s promotion in Artsakh with them. The
guests paid a visit to the NKR aimed at getting familiarized with
the tourism resources of Artsakh and, in accordance with this,
preparing a package of trip programmes. The Prime Minister noted that
according to the arrangement between the NKR and the RA Governments
the tourist permits must be accessible and, first of all, addressed
to the citizens of Armenia. Artsakh is not conversant to the greater
part of them,- A.Haroutyunyan stated,- tourist companies can propose
necessary services for many inhabitants of Armenia to visit the NKR,
where there is much of interest and attraction to see and to enjoy.

With the aim of expanding the tourism market in Artsakh it is envisaged
to attach top priority to such directions as ethnic and eco-tourism,
for the application of which there is great potential available.

On the basis of the investigations to be carried out during
the forthcoming one-two days the guests will generalize their
considerations and proposals and will present them to the NKR Prime
Minister.

Head of the Department of Tourism adjunct to the NKR Government
S.Shahverdyan and head of the Department of Tourism and Territorial
Economic Development of the RA Ministry of Economics M.Apresyan
participated in the meeting.