Turkish President Abdulah Gul received the delegation of Igdir city, comprising MPs, the mayor, Governor and rector of Igdir University.

The delegation members presented the essentials for the development of the city, including the necessity of airport building, problems in the university and the opening of Mount Ararat as a tourism centre, Turkish Siyasibirikim website reports. They emphasized Igdir may become a regional trade centre for Armenia, Nakhchivan and Iran.

According to Turkish President, the main economic sectors of Igdir are agriculture, cattle husbandry, tourism and trade. He also attached significance to the development of provincial infrastructures and the presentation of Mount Ararat.

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