Geography of tourist inflow to Armenia expandedJuly 24, 2009 - 18:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Recently geography of Tourist inflow to Armenia has shown a tendency of expanding, Head of Tourism Management and Territorial Economy Development Department at RA Economy Ministry Mekhak Apresyan told a news conference in Yerevan. Increased Tourist inflow from Scandinavian countries, Thailand, China, Japan has been registered lately Among tourists visiting Armenia, Russian and Georgian tourists are rated first, followed by CIS tourists and finally, those from EU, US and Iran. In this connection Mekhak Apresyan noted that last year a group of Turkish tourists visited Armenia and left greatly impressed. Tourist agency which worked with the group last year is expecting them to visit soon, Apresyan added. 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 | 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. |