FM: Azerbaijan - important partner to Latvia in South Caucasus region
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By Trend
The number of Azerbaijani tourists visiting Latvia has increased by 26 percent year-on-year as of 2018, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs said in an exclusive interview with Trend.
"Latvian tourists have come to appreciate the wonderful Azerbaijani hospitality and your ancient culture. We notice that Latvian tourists keep returning to your country year after year, which is a positive sign. It is also exciting to see this trend in reverse. According to the 2018 statistics, 2988 tourists from Azerbaijan visited Latvia, which is a 26% increase year-on year," said the minister.
He went on to add that to enhance tourism, the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia has organised a campaign to promote inbound medical tourism ventures from Azerbaijan to Latvia.
"Medical tourism is seen as a high value added product and, in our experience, it brings the much desired customers to our destinations," added Rinkēvičs.
Further, he said Latvia is pleased that Riga and Baku are linked by direct seasonal air traffic.
AirBaltic, the flag carrier of Latvia, also offers flights from Riga to Tallinn and Vilnius, the capitals of Estonia and Lithuania, added the minister.
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