Armenia among top 10 countries of inbound tourism to Russia in 2017![]() March 19, 2018 - 12:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is among the top 10 countries in terms of inbound tourist trips taken to Russia in 2017, analytical agency TurStat says. According to the source, 584,000 people traveled to Russia from Armenia in the reporting period, while the total number of inbound tourist trips to Russia last year was more topped 24 million. Armenia took the seventh spot in terms of the number of tourist trips taken to Russia last year and is nestled between Poland and Germany in the rating. The top ten countries in terms of the number of incoming tourist trips to Russia included Ukraine (8.7 million trips), Kazakhstan (3.5 million), China (1.5 million), Finland (1 million), Azerbaijan (876,000) Poland (714,000), Armenia (584,000), Germany (580,000), Moldova (519,000) and Abkhazia (432,000). The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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. Partner news |