YEREVAN. – The tourists who have arrived from Muslim countries see the care toward mosques in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR/Artsakh), NKR Deputy Minister of Economy Sergey Shahverdyan on Monday told reporters in Armenia’s capital city of Yerevan.

In his words, the Artsakh government preserves all monuments, regardless of their ethnic or religious affiliation.

“They [i.e. tourists visiting NKR from Muslim countries] can see that, unlike Azerbaijan, the heritage of other religions is preserved in Karabakh,” he added. “Aside from religious and cultural heritage, this is important also for tourism development in Karabakh.”