Armenia among top 10 countries by tourist arrivals in RussiaSeptember 4, 2018 - 11:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is among the top 10 countries in terms if inbound tourist arrivals in Russia in 2018, according to a rating compiled by the analytical agency TurStat for the first six months of the year. The top 10 countries in terms if inbound tourist arrivals in Russia were Ukraine with 3.73 million trips (-4%), Kazakhstan with 1.54 million (+ 1%), China with 667,000 (+ 21%), Finland with 461,000 (-9%), Azerbaijan with 396,000 (-2%), Poland with 346,000 (-9%), Germany with 262,000 (+ 10%), Armenia with 260,000 (-8%), Moldova with 228,000 (-7%) and Estonia with 213,000 (+ 15%). Inbound tourism to Russia grew in the first half of 2018 due to travelers from the countries of South-East Asia and the countries participating in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. 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 | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |