Azerbaijani authorities will ban foreigners from visiting the occupied part of Nagorno-Karabakh. Currently, only citizens of Azerbaijan can travel to Karabakh, Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rahman Hummatov said, Azerbaijani media reported.

According to him, visitors will not be allowed to stay there overnight for security reasons: Citizens will be able to spend several hours at the destination.

He also said that tourist trips for foreign citizens may be organized in the future.

Earlier it was reported that the Azerbaijani authorities are opening bus routes to the occupied Armenian city of Shushi.