Armenia was the center of attention at Philoxenia international tourism fairNovember 13, 2018 - 11:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia participated for the first time in the Philoxenia International Tourism Exhibition which took place in Thessaloniki from November 9 to 11 and was the center of attention for hundreds of visitors during the event. The country’s exhibition booth was replenished with flags, videos showing the country’s tourist highlights and products. Visitors received information about the country, hotel accommodations, religious sights of interest to visitors from Greece, gastronomy and Armenian wines which are becoming better known in the world on a daily basis. The three-day exhibition attracted thousands of Greek and non-Greek visitors among whom were the General and Honorary Consuls of several countries including Cyprus, Luxemburg, Peru, Morocco, Jordan, Slovakia, Georgia, Finland while the exhibition booth was also visited by Apostolos Tzitzikostas Regional Governor of Central Macedonia as well as Thessaloniki Mayor, Yiannis Boutaris, who showed special interest in the Armenian wines exhibited. The highlight of Armenia’s exhibit was the "Masis" Armenian Dance Group from the local community with twelve dancers dressed in traditional Artsakh costumes who performed several dances with Armenian music over the exhibition hall’s speaker system. These dancers then took a victory walk around the hall with Armenian flags while the music was reverberating in all the exhibition halls. Armenia's participation was organized by the Hellenic-Armenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Greece in cooperation with the Armenian Tourism Development Foundation as well as the State Tourism Committee of the Ministry of Economic Development and Investments of Armenia. The event was held under the auspices of the Embassy of Armenia to the Hellenic Republic. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |