"We pay special attention to our bilateral relations with ECO member countries."

APA reports that the chairman of the State Tourism Agency Fuad Nagiyev said this during his speech at the 11th session of the Ministers of Tourism of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

He said that 55% of tourists visiting Azerbaijan today are from ECO countries:

"The pandemic has caused great damage to tourism. The post-pandemic is a period of new challenges for the development of this sector. Our interaction will strengthen the sustainability of tourism."

The chairman of the agency said that Azerbaijan ended its 30-year occupation and liberated its lands:

"However, most of the cultural and religious monuments of Karabakh were destroyed during this period.

At present, large-scale reconstruction works are being carried out in the liberated lands.

You will be able to get acquainted with the construction work done during our visit to Shusha tomorrow. "