POLITICS
SWISS GUESTS TOUR GOBUSTAN RESERVE OF AZERBAIJAN
Head of Switzerland`s Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications Moritz Leuenberger and his entourage visited October 9 the Gobustan State Reserve located west of the settlement of Gobustan, about 40 miles southwest of the capital Baku and established in 1966 when it was declared as a national historical landmark of Azerbaijan.
The Swiss guests were informed on the history of Gobustan, one of the ancient material-cultural monuments of civilization. Special interest aroused in the guests the cliff paintings. As the guests noted, they have received preliminary information on this remarkable monument from the essays of renowned scholar Thor Heyerdahl.
The Swiss guests were taken their photo in memory.