RA Deputy Minister of Economy urges tour operators to offer clients to travel to IndiaNovember 19, 2010 - 17:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Deputy Minister of Economy Ara Petrosyan said that direct flight between Yerevan and Delhi created the prerequisites, which are needed for boosting bilateral tourist ties between Armenia and India. “Our nations have rich history and culture, what provides with the opportunity to better understand each other and establish tourist ties,” Petrosyan said in Yerevan in his opening remarks at a seminar - Stimulation of Tourism between Armenia and India. Ara Petrosyan urged Armenia’s tour operators to offer their clients to travel to India to gradually integrate the Armenian people into the world tourism. The seminar is organized by the Armenian Ministry of Economy and Indian embassy in Armenia. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |