Armenia readying broad package of tourism services for Russian citizensJanuary 26, 2017 - 15:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan at a government session on Thursday, January 26 instructed the state tourism committee to cooperate with other relevant structures and the private sector to ensure a comprehensive tourism package for Russian travelers. "A corresponding report must be submitted to the government by March 1," Karapetyan said. Also, the premier assigned the National Security Service to provide solutions for issues related to Russian citizens’ entry to Armenia without foreign passports to enable their travel to the country with internal passports.. 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. |