Armenia among most popular destinations for Russians in 2019June 11, 2019 - 11:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is among the top 20 countries preferred for travel by Russian tourists for 2019, analytical agency TurStat reveals. The agency has unveiled a rating of countries popular among Russians in the first quarter of 2019. Accordingly, tourist trips to Armenia have increased by 19% to 94,000 in the first three months of 2019 against the same period last year. The remaining 19 popular destinations are Abkhazia, Finland, Kazakhstan, Thailand, China, Estonia, Ukraine, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Italy, Poland, Georgia, Vietnam, Spain, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, the Czech Republic and France. TurStat reported earlier that Armenia is among the five best CIS destinations suitable for sightseeing holidays. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |