  Armenia to participate in ITB 2012 Tourism Fair March 6, 2012 - 15:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - From March 7-11, the National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia jointly with 16 local tour companies will represent Armenia at International Tourism Fair in Germany ITB 2012. The fair will bring together representatives from 180 countries and about 170 visitors, message of National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia says. In the framework of ITB 2012, meeting between CEO of the foundation Arman Khachaturyan and Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is planned. Mr. Khachaturyan will also participate in UNWTO ministerial meeting aimed at development of Great Silk Road tourist route.   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 |  Latest 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”. |
