SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
HEADS OF UNIVERSITIES OF AZERBAIJAN AND TURKEY DISCUSS PROSPECTS OF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
Opening the meeting Mr. Maharramov advised that the Turkish delegation had arrived in Azerbaijan in the framework of the agreement on exchange of experience achieved between the Ministries of Youth, Sports and Tourism of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey. He emphasized that only successful economic development including tourist industry can ensure Azerbaijan’s dynamic integration into the world community.
According to BSU Rector, the tourism sector of Azerbaijan needs highly-qualified personnel trained at the World’s the leading Universities - friendly Turkey, meanwhile, has vast experience in this field, we should take it over.
In his turn, rector of Balikesir University told of activity of this educational institution. He noted that Turkey is among top ten countries on pace of development of tourism - 12 mln tourists annually visit tourist centers in Turkey, and income from this business exceeded 9 bln dollars in 2003.
“We aspire to increase the number of tourist up to 20 mln, and income - 15 bln dollars”, members of delegation stressed. Then, the Turkish delegation visited the Museum of President Heydar Aliyev, scientific library, and museum of history of University and tourism department under BSU faculty of geography. The meeting was attended by representatives of Ministry of Youth, Sports and Tourism.