Geography of tourist inflow to Armenia expandedJuly 24, 2009 - 18:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Recently geography of Tourist inflow to Armenia has shown a tendency of expanding, Head of Tourism Management and Territorial Economy Development Department at RA Economy Ministry Mekhak Apresyan told a news conference in Yerevan. Increased Tourist inflow from Scandinavian countries, Thailand, China, Japan has been registered lately Among tourists visiting Armenia, Russian and Georgian tourists are rated first, followed by CIS tourists and finally, those from EU, US and Iran. In this connection Mekhak Apresyan noted that last year a group of Turkish tourists visited Armenia and left greatly impressed. Tourist agency which worked with the group last year is expecting them to visit soon, Apresyan added. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. 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. |