Armenia's tourist inflow grew by 5,7% in 2016January 31, 2017 - 18:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 1,259,657 tourists arrived in Armenia in January-December 2016, the National Statistical Service reported, up by 5,7% on the year before. 1,262,687 people departed from Armenia in the reporting period, up by 6,3% year-on-year. As of January 1, the estimated resident population of Armenia amounted to 2,986,500 people, down by 12,100 or 0.4% against the figures registered exactly a year ago. 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 | 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. 269 people evacuated amid severe floods in Armenia’s north According to the Interior Ministry, 269 people have been evacuated from their homes in Lori and Tavush provinces. |