Yerevan makes it to top 5 CIS cities popular among Russian travelersJuly 24, 2018 - 12:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan is one of the top 5 cities within the CIS space popular for summer trips among tourists from Russia, according to a rating compiled by the analytical agency TurStat. The ranking is based on the analysis of the popularity of tourist trips for summer. Also, Baku in Azerbaijan, Minsk in Belarus, Almaty in Kazakhstan, Astana in Kazakhstan, Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan, Tashkent in Uzbekistan, Chisinau in Moldova, Dushanbe in Tajikistan and Ashgabat in Turkmenistan have made ot to the top ten CIS cities popular among Russian tourists this summer. According to the agency, tourists spend two days in the cities on average and then depart to holiday in resorts. The agency revealed earlier that Armenia was one of the top 25 countries most popular among Russian travelers for outbound tourism in the first quarter of 2018. 79.000 Russians took trips to Armenia in the reporting period, up by 22% year-on-year. 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. |