Number of tourists visiting Armenia up by 8.6% in first trimesterApril 30, 2016 - 17:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Armenia’s National Statistical Service, 252.506 tourists arrived in the country in the first trimester of 2016, up by 8.6% against the same period last year. 227.499 people left Armenia in Januray-March for tourism purposes, a 5.9% hike against the same period of 2015. A total of around 1.2 million tourists travelled to Armenia in 2015. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |