Number of tourists visiting Armenia up by 8.6% in first trimesterApril 30, 2016 - 17:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Armenia’s National Statistical Service, 252.506 tourists arrived in the country in the first trimester of 2016, up by 8.6% against the same period last year. 227.499 people left Armenia in Januray-March for tourism purposes, a 5.9% hike against the same period of 2015. A total of around 1.2 million tourists travelled to Armenia in 2015. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |