SHUSHA, Azerbaijan, June 16. The infrastructure of Azerbaijan’s Shusha is developing very quickly, roads and residential buildings are being built, and such rapid development is really impressive, Editor in Chief of the Philippine Global Explorers, traveler Aimee Paragas told Trend.
"This is my first visit to Azerbaijan. It is a great honor for me to visit the city of Shusha and see how the city is being restored," Paragas, who arrived in Azerbaijan within the MTP (Most Traveled People) delegation, said.
She also spoke about the recent provocation committed by the Armenian side on the Azerbaijani-Armenian border.
"This is very tragic news. Such incidents are alarming and upsetting. I would like these incidents to stop and for the countries to come to peace and harmony," she said.
The delegation of MTP (Most Traveled People), a world travel network representing 14 countries (the US, the UK, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Ukraine, Russia, Türkiye, Romania, Philippines, Australia, South Africa and Saint Lucia) has made the trip to Azerbaijan’s Karabakh and Eastern Zangazur.
The delegation traveled along the Aghdam-Tartar-Kalbajar-Lachin-Gubadli-Zangilan-Jabrayil-Fuzuli-Khojavend-Shusha highway for four days.
This trip was of exceptional importance for the promotion of the territories liberated from occupation within the framework of “dark tourism".
Over the past two years, Karabakh and Eastern Zangazur have been visited seven times by representatives of international travel networks - ETIC, MTP, TCC, Nomadmania, the Turkish Travelers Club, and the UK Piki Reels club. One trip was organized in 2021, four - in 2022 and two - in 2023. This trip is already the eighth in a row.
The visit of international travelers to Karabakh and Eastern Zangazur demonstrates a high interest in the large-scale construction and restoration work carried out by Azerbaijan in a short time on the lands liberated in just 44 days of the second Karabakh war.