During the Ramadan fast last year the governor's office in Kars stopped serving tea for a while.

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It will result in increased incomes for the people of Kars contributing to the realization of poverty reduction at a localized level.

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The mayors of Kars in Turkey and Gyumri in Armenia have held several meetings over the past year to discuss how they might get round the blockade.

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The Joint Program contributes to the achievement of poverty reduction in Kars and its environs through leveraging the cultural tourism sector in a way which fosters social cohesion and creates income opportunities for the poor.

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In specific the joint program will develop the cultural tourism sector in Kars contributing to social cohesion by recognizing pluralism and by reducing income disparities between people of Kars and the rest of the country.

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The UN Joint Programme aimed specifically to develop the cultural tourism sector in Kars contributing to social cohesion by recognizing pluralism and by reducing income disparities between the people of Kars and the rest of the country.

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Designed to develop and enhance cultural tourism in Kars through pro-poor tourism development policies, safeguarding of tangible and intangible cultural heritage and development of capacities of communities and enterprises for income generation and job creation in the province of Kars.

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Helen Clark, who will have meetings in Ankara, Istanbul, and Kars during her visit, will be accompanied by the Director of the Regional Bureau of UNDP for Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States, Ms. Kori Udovicki, and UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Turkey, Mr. Shahid Najam.

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