More than 209,000 Armenians traveled to Georgia in a single monthSeptember 2, 2017 - 12:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - More than 209,000 Armenians traveled to neighboring Georgia in July, 2017, Gruzia Online reports citing the country's national tourism administration. Armenians thus are second in terms of the number of foreigners preferring the South Caucasus country for leisure. Russian citizens take the first spot, while Azerbaijanis (more than 190,000 in the reporting period) come in third. According to statistics, there were 1496 hotels in Georgia in 2016. Of these, 99.5% were private, and 0.5% state-owned. More than 270 hotels opened in Georgia last year alone. Georgian hotels accommodated 2.5 million guests in 2016, up by 37% against the previous year. Top stories 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. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. 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. 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. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |