UNWTO head hails Yerevan-hosted international tourism conferenceOctober 19, 2012 - 18:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Taleb Rifai. President Sargsyan called attention to Yerevan-hosted international conference on “Universal Values and Cultural Diversity in the 21st Century: How can tourism make a difference?”, with tourism ministers from different countries participating. UNWTO head, in turn, highly assessed the discussions held in the framework of the conference, with Yerevan declaration on intercultural dialogue unanimously adopted. The two men further discussed programs targeting development of tourism in Armenia. 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 | Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26. Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. |