  Yerevan a popular destination among Russians for March holidays March 1, 2018 - 11:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian capital of Yerevan is among the most popular CIS cities among Russian tourists on March 8 and the following long weekend, Tvil.ru booking service reports. The rating is compiled from data of requests and bookings of hotels and apartments. According to the platform, Minsk (Belarus), Astana (Kazakhstan), Baku (Azerbaijan), Yerevan and Brest (Belarus) are the top five cities of the CIS for traveling during the short holidays. The Armenian capital is usually a popular destination among Russian tourists for both long and short-term trips. The total number of international arrivals grew by 24% in 2017, while tourism expanded by 18.7%.   Top stories 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
