  10 667 tourists visit Artsakh in Jan-Aug 2012  August 21, 2012 - 17:22 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - 10 667 foreign citizens visited the Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic as of August 21, 2012, according to NKR Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consular Service. In July 2012, 3 723 people (2 165 people in July of 2011) arrived in the republic; and since August 1 – 21, the number of visitors amounted to 3 124 people (2 870 people in August of 2011). In the first half-year of 2012, 3 820 foreign citizens visited the NKR, which exceeds the index of the same period in 2011 by 874 or 29,6%. Despite Azerbaijani-created problems tourist inflow to Artsakh continues to grow, with the region listed among top tourist attractions in the world. Tourists are attracted by the ancient historical monuments, gorgeous nature, picturesque canyons, as well as the friendliness and hospitality of Artsakh people, NKR MFA press service reported.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
