Karabakh tourist arrivals dropped 16% in 2016 due to April warFebruary 9, 2017 - 13:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Around 14,000 foreign travelers visited Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) in 2016, down by 16% against figures registered the previous year, the tourism department of Karabakh’s Economy Ministry told PanARMENIAN.Net Around 16,000 tourists arrived in Artsakh in 2015. The drop in the number of foreigners visiting Karabakh is driven by the four-day war in early April of last year. Azerbaijan on April 2, 2016 unleashed a large-scale military offensive against Karabakh, which left hundreds killed and wounded on both sides. Armenia and Azerbaijan reached an agreement on the cessation of hostilities on April 5. On the other hand, the number of tourists from Armenia has increased dramatically in the reporting period. Immediately after the war, a 40% decline was registered in April-May, with the downturn amounting to 20% in the months that followed. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |