November 9, 2009 - 15:18 AMT
422 807 tourists visited Armenia in January-September 2009
422 807 tourists visited Armenia in January-September 2009, sadi Mekhak Apresyan, head of tourism department at RA Ministry of Economy.

"The figure exceeds last year's index by 5.8 %. Tourists are for most part arriving from Georgia, CIS countries, Europe, U.S. and Iran," he told a news conference on November 9.

Apresyan also emphasized that "opening of Armenian-Turkish border will encourage regional tourism."