Armenia among five best sightseeing holiday spots in CISFebruary 21, 2019 - 17:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is among the five best CIS destinations suitable for sightseeing holidays, TurStat analytical agency says in a fresh survey exploring the preferences of Russian travelers. Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan also made it to the top five countries for such trips. In particular, 27% of the votes were cast for Belarus, 22% for Kazakhstan, 16% for Azerbaijan, 12% for Uzbekistan and 9% for Armenia. According to the data, sightseeing tourism in the CIS countries - including cultural and educational tours and guided outings - amounts to more than three million trips and tours per year. Meanwhile, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Yaroslavl Oblast and Tula Oblast are top sightseeing tourism spots inside Russia. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | 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. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |