Armenia to be represented at International French Travel MarketSeptember 23, 2014 - 13:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 23-26, 2014 the National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia (NCFA), along with local travel agencies, will represent Armenia at Top Resa leading International French Travel Market in Paris. This year, some 1200 exhibitors and 30000 industry professionals of around 160 tourist destinations are expected to take part in the exhibition, which will feature Armenia’s rich cultural, historical and Christian heritage in travel guides and maps in French the NCFA said in a press release. NCFA said its participation in this major exhibition aims to promote Armenia’s tourism opportunities at the European markets, increase Armenia’s visibility as an attractive travel destination and contribute to the growth of tourist inflow. 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 | Kazakh Foreign Minister arrives in Armenia Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu on Monday, March 18 arrived in Armenia for a two-day trip. Aliyev touts “good chances” for normalizing ties with Armenia Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has declared that there are “good chances” for normalizing relations with Armenia. Putin secures fifth term as Russian president Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured a fifth term in office through a dubious national plebiscite. Top Armenian, Indian defense officials discuss cooperation The discussions primarily focused on enhancing cooperation in the defence sector between Armenia and India. |