BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 15. Chairman of the State Tourism Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan Fuad Naghiyev has met with the Japanese Ambassador to Azerbaijan Junichi Wada, Trend reports citing the Agency.
The sides discussed prospects for enhancing cooperation in tourism.
Naghiyev noted the importance of developing tourism ties and intensifying tourism recovery in the post-COVID-19 era. He also informed the ambassador about the efforts to make Azerbaijan's liberated territories a new tourist destination.
Junichi Wada, in turn, emphasized Japanese tourists' high interest in Azerbaijan. He talked about the significance of establishing direct flights, and mutual study tours between Azerbaijan and Japan.
Moreover, the ambassador invited Azerbaijan to participate in the JATA WTF-2022 exhibition in Japan. According to the official, this will allow Japanese tourists to get acquainted with the tourism potential of Azerbaijan.