The 6 -day war reduced Iranian tourists

Sayed Reza Salehi Amiri on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting, referring to the forecast of the seventh development plan for the country’s tourism industry, said:

The Seventh Development Plan provides for attracting 5 million tourists at a 5 % growth rate.

He added about the amount of tourists arriving in previous years:

The number of tourists rose from 2 million to 6 million to 6 million and 6,000 at the end. The forecast of year 2 was about 1.5 million tourists, which was achieved in April and May. In June, July and August this number was severely declined, but fortunately it was positive in September. The evaluation is that in the next six months the number of tourists will return to the pre -war capacity of June, that is, we must re -create a new capacity and create a sense of security and talk to the target countries that is underway.

The Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Crafts continued:

The specific targeting of my colleagues is on priorities. We are currently focusing on Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Persian Gulf. There are about 6,000 pilgrimage and tourists from Iraq, but the Saudi, Kuwaiti and Bahraini tourists, and then the major Islamic countries such as Egypt, Indonesia and Malaysia are the same.

Salehi Amiri continued:

My colleagues are now for dialogue and understanding in Indonesia; China, India and Russia are also our next goals. Our goal is to grow a 5 % annual growth and ensure this growth according to the Seventh Development Plan.