  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 ARFD said in the statement it has examined the political and social situation in Armenia and its strategic development priorities. Passenger traffic grew by 26.1% in Yerevan’s Zvartnots airport and by 402.1% in Shirak airport in Yerevan in the reporting period. Air temperature is expected to soar to 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) between July 2 and July 6 in Yerevan, Armenia. Many of those who have come to Armenia have found shelter with their relatives or friends, who basically belong to a lower class of society.   Partner news |  Latest news Pinterest adds several new features, including zoom for Pins  It has also tweaked its visual search tool, which lets you select an object within a Pin and find items that are similar.Armenian Genocide doc "Intent To Destroy" to screen in Sydney The doc looks at the difficulties experienced by the producers, cast and crew of the film starring Christian Bale, Oscar Isaac.Facebook vows to remove violent threats after Charlottesville Facebook has had policies against hate speech and violent threats, but it has sometimes been slow to remove posts that include them.Aronian wins Saint Louis Rapid tournament the Armenian grandmaster is a full point ahead of Hikaru Nakamura and Fabiano Caruana (both from the United States). |
