Armenia to be represented at ITB Int’l Travel Trade Show in BerlinMarch 4, 2014 - 15:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia (NCFA), along with 19 tourism companies, will represent Armenia at the ITB International Travel Trade Show in Berlin, Germany from March 5-9. This year, an estimated number of 10,000 exhibitors from 180 countries and more than 170,000 visitors are expected to take part in this leading exhibition. Armenia’s rich cultural, historical and Christian heritage will be presented in travel guides and maps in German during the exhibition, the NCFA said in a press release. The German market is one of the target directions of Armenia's tourism promotion. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |