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 | 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. |