Yerevan among Russian tourists’ favorite destinations for ChristmasDecember 26, 2018 - 10:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian capital of Yerevan is among the five most popular destinations for Russian tourists for Christmas holidays, Lenta.ru reports citing data provided by Aviasales, a website offering cheap flights and airline tickets. The booking service specialists conducted a study and found out that December 30 will be the busiest day of 2018 at Moscow airports. According to the service, 25% of all holiday bookings were made for Sunday, December 30th. Sochi, Simferopol, Krasnodar, Mineralnye Vody and Rostov-on-Don were among the most popular Russian destinations, while Yerevan, Chisinau, Tbilisi, Istanbul and Prague were the top destinations abroad. 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 | 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. Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. |