Armenia among 25 most popular countries for Russian travelersSeptember 5, 2018 - 10:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is among the 25 countries most popular among Russian tourists in 2018, Tur Stat analytical agency said on Wednesday, September 5. The rating is based on the analysis of statistics of outbound tourist trips from Russia in the first half of 2018. The number of trips of Russians to Armenia increased by 16% to 198,000 in January-June 2018, the agency said. The total number of foreign trips made by Russian tourists in the reporting period grew by 9% year-on-year to total 18.6 million. The ten most popular countries among Russian travelers were Turkey, Abkhazia, Finland, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, China, Thailand, Estonia, Germany and the United Arab Emirates. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |