A German radio reflected on the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR, or Artsakh), and Armenian News-NEWS.am presents below an abridged version of this report.

“Travel agencies operate in [the NKR capital city of] Stepanakert. I tried to understand from one of them as to whether it is profitable to carry out such activities in a place that is known worldwide as a conflict zone.

‘“I bring tourists to Nagorno-Karabakh since 1995. Nothing has ever threatened their safety. Nagorno-Karabakh is safer for tourists than Berlin,’ the [travel] agency owner says.”