Tourism - a priority for Azerbaijan

Minister of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan, Abulfaz Garayev, has recently stated that annually, the inflow of tourists to Azerbaijan grows by around 10%. Tourism has recently become the priority for the country and international organizations cooperate with Azerbaijan in this direction. According to the official data, more than 2 million tourists visited Azerbaijan in 2012 under the aegis of the World Tourism Organization. Many projects are implemented in Azerbaijan to support the country to develop the industry.