Armenia is the 7th country in terms of number of trips to RussiaJune 11, 2018 - 12:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 122,000 Armenians visited Russia in the first three months of 2018, analytical agency TurStat revealed on Monday, June 11. Armenia is thus among the top 10 countries in terms of the number of citizens who visited Russia in the reporting period. According to the data, the number of visits from Armenia declined by 7% against the same period last year. Russia’s inbound tourism sector grows thanks to travelers from Southwestern Asia and EU member states. 4.3 million people visited the country in Q1 this year. Overall, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, China, Finland, Azerbaijan, Poland, Armenia, Moldova, Abkhazia and Kyrgyzstan account for the majority of international arrivals in Russia. As reported earlier, Armenia was one of the top 25 countries most popular among Russian travelers for outbound tourism in the first quarter of 2018. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |