  Iran, Armenia explore joint tourism opportunities December 8, 2025 - 18:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan met with Anoushirvan Bandpay, Iran’s Deputy Minister for Tourism, to discuss prospects for enhancing tourism cooperation between Armenia and Iran, as well as increasing bilateral tourism flows. “Armenia and Iran are long-time friendly nations, and our tourism cooperation, particularly in recent years, has shown a steadily growing dynamic. In 2024 alone, nearly 179,000 tourists visited Armenia from Iran, and during January–November 2025, we have already recorded 166,000 visits,” Papoyan stated. The meeting also included discussions on various other issues related to the development of the tourism sector. According to Armenia’s Tourism Committee, 176,571 tourists visited the country in November 2025, compared to 152,976 in November 2024. The largest share of tourists from January to November 2025 came from Russia (41%), followed by Georgia (13%) and Iran (8%).   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
