Yerevan among Russian tourists’ favorite destinations for ChristmasDecember 26, 2018 - 10:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian capital of Yerevan is among the five most popular destinations for Russian tourists for Christmas holidays, Lenta.ru reports citing data provided by Aviasales, a website offering cheap flights and airline tickets. The booking service specialists conducted a study and found out that December 30 will be the busiest day of 2018 at Moscow airports. According to the service, 25% of all holiday bookings were made for Sunday, December 30th. Sochi, Simferopol, Krasnodar, Mineralnye Vody and Rostov-on-Don were among the most popular Russian destinations, while Yerevan, Chisinau, Tbilisi, Istanbul and Prague were the top destinations abroad. Top stories 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. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. 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. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |