Tourism flow to Armenia grew 10% year-on-yearJuly 31, 2018 - 14:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of tourists who visited Armenia in the first six months of 2018 has grown by 10% year-on-year, according to information provided by the National Statistical Service. In particular, 685,971 travelers arrived in Armenia in January-June, up from 622,381 who spent some time in the country in the same period last year. Also in January-June, the number of Armenians leaving the country for holidays abroad grew from last year’s 570,400 by 7.1% to total 610,950. 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 | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. 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. 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. |