Number of tourists visiting Armenia tripled in past 10 yearsMarch 31, 2018 - 16:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of tourist arrivals to Armenia has nearly tripled in the past 10 years, chairwoman of the state tourism committee Zarmine Zeytuntsyan said on Saturday, March 31, Panorama.am reports. According to her, 1.5 million tourists took trips to the country in 2017, up from 510,000 ten years earlier. Domestic tourism has also nearly tripled to amount to more than 1 million visits against the 360,000 registered in 2007-2008. Weighing in on the upcoming Summit of the Francophonie, Zeytuntsyan said 5,000 international arrivals are expected in October alone. She added that the tourism committee has prepared a special program to diversify the guests' entertainment. 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 | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |