Armenia among top 5 countries in NGT Awards' gastro-tourism sectionOctober 3, 2017 - 12:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is among the top 5 countries in the National Geographic Traveler Awards' Gastronomic and Agrotourism category, analytical agency TurStat reports after going through the first results of Internet voting. In addition to Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Italy and Sweden also made it to the top 5. Austria is so far the best place for ski holidays, Cyprus is the best option for family travels, Italy is ideal for sightseeing vacations, Argentina fits best for adventures, Japan is best for exotic holidays, Israel boasts pretty great recreational activities, while China is the "Discovery of the Year". Voting is open by October 15. Top stories 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. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |