  Armenia eyes better visa conditions, lower airticket prices July 27, 2017 - 12:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian prime minister Karen Karapetyan at a cabinet session on Thursday, July 27 instructed the foreign minister and the chairwoman of the state tourism committee to study further simplification of visa regime liberalization by countries, Aysor.am reports. Also, the PM said the General Department of Civil Aviation must study prospects for the further expansion of Armenia's air communications and the improvement of airticket prices. "We have been seeing a significant growth in the number of tourist arrivals and flights," Karapetyan told the cabinet session. World’s longest zipline whose construction is currently underway in Armenia will be ready this summer, while a fresh extreme park will be established in Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh).   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
