YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN. Starting from January 2009, Armenian tour packages will be sold via Uzbekistan-based Silk Road website (OrexCA.com). Silk Road website is the first and largest tourist network in the CIS, through which six countries currently sell their toursist services. NT correspondent was informed by Silk Road's director for marketing Mikael Shamshidov that about 2,500 people visit the website each day. It services not only tourists and tourist groups but also individuals and organizations engaged in business. According to Mr. Shamshidov who is participating in the 8th international tourism exhibition "Country of Talking Stones" CTS - 2008 in Yerevan, by connecting to their website, Armenia will get a "large audience" and will be able to present its tour products: hotels, transport, culture, weather forecast, climate, etc. Mikael Shamshidov said that he has already seen quite a lot of historic and cultural monuments in Armenia. "I have been traveling around Armenia for 5 days. I as a director for marketing want to see what tour products Armenia can offer to tourists. Your country is very beautiful, it has many historic and cultural monuments and an exceptional and original geographical location," he underlined.

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