Protests in Yerevan have no influence on Russian tourists visiting Armenia in MayApril 19, 2018 - 14:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The protests in Yerevan had no influence on the number of tourists that will visit Armenia during the holidays in May as all the tour packages were bought far in advance. The information was passed by the director of Russian tour agency, De Visu, Aleksej Lebed. “Our tourists, who are currently in Yerevan, surely come across some logistic inconveniences however the host organization controls the situation. We try planning the touristic visits within the country before the roads are closed. I want to specifically mention that our tourists are in complete safety and there is no danger for their lives. Their vocation goes as planned”, said Lebed, as reported by tourbus.ru. Lebed also mentioned that they had several concerned phone calls from the clients who already booked their trip to Armenia. After providing clarifications all the questions were however positively solved. “I don’t think that the protests will have negative influence on the interest in the country as a destination for holidays”, said Lebed Armenia Travel, tour agency also reported, “We had several concerned phone calls from our tourists, however 90% of them decided not to change their travel plans to Armenia. All the May tours are sold out as Armenia is a very popular destination. The recent events are of course very sad, however the demonstrations should not have a negative influence on the demand in the market as there is absolutely no threat for the tourists here.” Protests in Yerevan against the new Prime Minister, Serzh Sargsyan, continue for the 7th day in row. The protesters are closing streets in the city center and blocking the entrances to government buildings. 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 | 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. 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. 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. |