(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 21. Azerbaijan is
working on providing visa-free system for Chinese tourists, Head of
the Foreign Policy Department of the Presidential Administration
Hikmet Hajiyev said in an interview with China Global Television
Network (CGTN), Trend reports.
“Chinese citizens can obtain their visas upon arrival to Baku.
But there will be more even in a sense that Azerbaijan is looking
forward to completely ensure visa-free system to Chinese citizens.
We are working on that and hopefully, within a short period of
time, such good news will come. We are very much pleased to see
Chinese tourists, businessmen, partners and investors in
Azerbaijan. There is a historical linkage between our countries,”
he said.
Hajiyev pointed out that tourism is also a part of the
people-to-people contact.
“We also see it as part of the global development initiative
that China has put forward. It is also a part of the Belt and Road
Initiative (BRI), as BRI is also about people-to-people contacts
and tourism is one of the key components of that,” he said.
Hajiyev noted that there are direct flights between Beijing and
Baku and Azerbaijan is looking forward to open more flights to
different Chinese cities.
“People-to-people contacts are also about business
opportunities,” he added.
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