RA government to bring number of tourists visiting Armenia to 3 mln within 5 yearsMarch 4, 2011 - 13:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said that Armenia’s tourism has great opportunities, while the government’s actions aimed at its development yield positive results. “In 2009, when a decline was recorded in Armenia’s economy, 4% growth was registered in the field of tourism,” Sargsyan said at the official presentation of the first online booking system in Armenia – ARMHOTELS. He added that 17% increase was recorded in the tourism field in 2010, noting that the growth will continue also in 2011. Sargsyan noted that investments in tourism and creation of relevant infrastructures in Armenia will allow making it multi-purpose – starting from spiritual tourism up to sport one. As tourism development is a priority direction, the Armenian government is going to bring the number of tourists visiting the country to 3 million within 5 years, he said. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |