Number of tourists visiting Artsakh grew 41% in first half of 2018September 6, 2018 - 11:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the first half of 2018, the number of tourists visiting Artsakh grew by 41% against the same period last year, Artak Grigoryan, Head of the Tourism Department of the Ministry of Culture, Youth Affairs and Tourism of the Republic of Artsakh , said, according to Artsakhpress. He said that the geography of tourists visiting Artsakh has also expanded. "Last year, Artsakh hosted thousands of tourists from 95 countries. Most of them were from Russia, the United States, France, the Islamic Republic of Iran and other European countries In 2017, for the first time, we also had tourists from Cameroon, Mongolia, Benin, and Salvador," he revealed. ''Tourists are mainly interested in the picturesque nature of Artsakh, historical and architectural monuments, especially Gandzasar monastic complex, the Nikol Duman House Museum, Tigranakert and Hunot Canyon State Natural-Historical Reserve. "After opening the Vardenis-Martakert highway, great flow of tourists visit Dadivank monastery complex. As a tourism center, Shushi is also worth mentioning." 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 | Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. |