Sergey Shahverdyan, the head of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Government Department of Tourism and Historic Preservation, has denied Azerbaijani MFA spokesperson’s information that Karabakh is suspended from participation in the TTG Incontri Rimini 2014 international tourism exhibition being held in Rimini, Italy.  

“Karabakh is participating in the exhibition without incidents. We have a separate booth, which generates a lot of interest among the tourism industry professionals and the exhibition visitors.   

“In general, we don’t understand what the Azerbaijan MFA spokesperson is talking about; this is ordinary provocation and misinformation,” Shahverdyan stated.