  Mekhak Apresyan: number of Armenian tourists to Turkey decreased  November 17, 2010 - 14:58 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the tourism and territorial economic development department at the RA Ministry of Economy Mekhak Apresyan said that the number of tourists who visited Armenia in January-September 2010 increased by 15.6%. 488,000 tourists visited the country over the nine months of 2010, Apresyan told a press conference. “Intensification is observed also in the global tourism. 7% growth was recorded in January-August 2010,” he said. Besides, Apresyan noted that 19% growth was recorded in outgoing tourism over the same period, totaling 474,000 people. He added that the geography of outgoing tourism is expanding. Specifically, visits to Turkey have decreased both as a result of agitation by politicians and youth representatives and availability of alternative tourism destinations.   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 Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
