Head Of Norwegian Delegation To Crimea Says Intends To Start Selling Tours To Peninsula

The head of the Norwegian delegation to Crimea Hendrik Weber said Friday he intended to launch a travel company to organize trips of Norwegian tourists to the Crimea.

SIMFEROPOL (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 05th October, 2018) The head of the Norwegian delegation to Crimea Hendrik Weber said Friday he intended to launch a travel company to organize trips of Norwegian tourists to the Crimea.

The delegation from Norway comprising social activists, representatives of the scientific community, agriculture and other business sectors is paying a six-day visit to the Crimea. The program includes extensive meetings and trips to different districts of the peninsula. The visit will last through October 6.

"Many people already approached us asking whether it is possible to come to Crimea as tourists, whether there are hotels in Crimea, whether you can go to the beach. We provide information, but so far there is no company that can ask how to travel and whether it is possible to come to the Crimea. In this regard, I decided to open a travel company in Moscow next week," Weber, who is the founder and the head of People Diplomacy Norway charity, said at a meeting with the leadership of the Crimean parliament.

The company will provide travel services for Norwegians who want to visit the peninsula as tourists, he specified.

"There are almost endless possibilities in Crimea, so we work in many areas," Weber added.

One of the members of the Norwegian delegation, cardiac surgeon Mons Lie, said that he had learned the most honest information about the situation on the peninsula.

"I came to Crimea to get information about what is actually happening in Crimea.

Throughout my visits, I felt that I had been given the most honest information. I am impressed with how Crimea managed to solve its political problems peacefully," Lie told reporters.

He stressed that he had witnessed the sincere desire of the Crimeans to live within Russia.

"The form in which they expressed their desire in a relaxed, peaceful atmosphere is an example for the rest of the world. I was very inspired by everything that I saw here, and I am sure that I will be a part of the fight against anti-Crimea sanctions," he said.

The remaining members of the delegation also positively assessed their visit to Crimea and expressed desire to come back to the region, as they were convinced that it is a safe place with many opportunities for tourism and recreation.

Crimea rejoined Russia in 2014, when 97 percent of those participating in the referendum chose to vote for the reunification. Despite this, the vote was not recognized by the majority of the Western countries, including EU member states, which subsequently imposed economic and political sanctions on Moscow.

Russian authorities have repeatedly stated that the Crimean residents decided to rejoin Russia following a democratic procedure. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the issue of Crimea's territorial belonging was "historically closed."