Tourism in Armenia grew 9% year-on-yearOctober 31, 2018 - 17:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of tourists who visited Armenia in January-September has grown by 8.8% year-on-year, the National Statistical Service reveals. In particular, 1.275 million foreigners arrived in Armenia in the reporting period against the 1.172 million people who took a trip to the country in the first nine months of 2017. Armenia is among the 10 fastest-growing destinations in Europe, according to new data from the UN World Tourism Organization. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |