MOUNT ARARAT IS TOURISM CENTRE ON GUL’S AGENDA
news.am
March 3 2010
Armenia
Turkish President Abdulah Gul received the delegation of Igdir city,
comprising MPs, the mayor, Governor and rector of Igdir University.
The delegation members presented the essentials for the development
of the city, including the necessity of airport building, problems in
the university and the opening of Mount Ararat as a tourism centre,
Turkish Siyasibirikim website reports. They emphasized Igdir may
become a regional trade centre for Armenia, Nakhchivan and Iran.
According to Turkish President, the main economic sectors of Igdir are
agriculture, cattle husbandry, tourism and trade. He also attached
significance to the development of provincial infrastructures and
the presentation of Mount Ararat.