  More than 3 million tourists visited Georgia in 11 months of 2017 December 4, 2017 - 18:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Almost seven million international travellers visited Georgia between January and November, of which over three million were tourists, says the country's National Tourism Administration, Agenda.ge reports. More specifically, Georgia hosted 6,954,932 international travelers (+18.4%) and 3,243,963 tourists (+27.6%). Countries that acoutned for the largest number of visitors to Georgia in the reporting period were: Azerbaijan – 10.9% increase Armenia – 14.9% increase Russia – 33.4% increase Turkey – 3.2% decrease Iran – 121.1% increase From European union countries: United Kingdom - 39.7% increase Austria – 35.6% increase The Netherlands – 32.7% increase Spain – 30.5% increase France – 29.7% increase Germany – 27.4% increase   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
