 Which countries account for most visits to Armenia? November 29, 2017 - 13:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 1.5 million international arrivals were registered in Armenia in the first nine months of 2017, the national statistical service reveals. Russia accounts for the majority of foreign citizens who visited Armenia in January-September, with 349,800 - or the 23% of all arrivals - residents of Russia arriving in the country. Iran is the second with 137,938 of its citizens coming to Armenia in the reporting period. A considerable number of people arrive from Georgia, the United States and France. Besides, citizens of the Philippines, China, Japan and South Korea have also started visiting Armenia. Bulgaria accounts for the smallest portion of international arrivals, with only 1,163 of its citizens preferring Armenia as a tourist destination or for other purposes.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
