The country which hosted 2.5 million foreigners in 2013 plans to attract more tourists especially during the first European Games to be held in Baku on June 12-28, 2015.
Azerbaijan has already simplified its visa regime with the European Union. It is also ready to sign similar documents with other countries, including Switzerland and Norway.
Some 527 hotels functioning in Azerbaijan are ready to accommodate about 35,000 people.

The country has also implemented additional measures to improve visa issuing. The Cabinet of Ministers will adopt a number of new measures.

All embassies and consulates of Azerbaijan operating in foreign countries will be connected together by a subsystem called ‘Visa’. A special technical service will be created to support operation of the subsystem.

Moreover, the Azerbaijani embassies will be provided with satellite communication via `Azerspace-1` , to improve the exchange of information between the diplomatic missions of Azerbaijan in foreign countries and the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.

Then, the subsystem will be integrated into a single migration information system in the State Migration Service of Azerbaijan.

In order to ensure the efficiency of visa system, the number of full-time personnel of embassies and consulates of Azerbaijan in foreign countries, as well as in the Foreign Ministry will be increased.

The qualification of the interagency system "Entry-exit and registration" will also be carried out before the European Games.

Only 200 days are left before the grand event, and the country prepares to host more than 6,000 athletes and 3,000 accompanying staff from the National Olympic Committees of Europe during the competition of 17 days. The Foreign Ministry have already organized training course for the staff directly involved in visa applications at embassies and consulates.

Implementation of all these measures will make the visit to Azerbaijan more pleasant and unforgettable.

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