By NNN-IRNA,
Tehran : Some 2.16 million foreign tourists visited the Islamic Republic in the year to March 2008, head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organisation, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei said.
Speaking at a press conference at Tehran’s Golestan Palace Sunday, he said that an increase in the number of foreign tourists indicates the development of the tourism industry in the Islamic Republic.
Mashaei noted that there are no obstacles to expanding the tourism industry.
Referring to the issuance of electronic visa, he said that Iran is among the countries which issues visas easily and fast.
Mashaei termed handicrafts and cultural heritage as the important criteria for drawing more foreign tourists to the country.
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