  Armenia to host international tourism forum in autumn 2012  July 5, 2011 - 15:59 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Ministry of Economy of Armenia agreed to hold an international tourism forum, according to RA Economy Minister Tigran Davtyan. After Memorandum of Understanding on development of tourism in South Caucasus was signed, the Armenian Minister said that the forum is scheduled for autumn 2012. “This forum will be unprecedented in its scales, as besides regional tourism representatives, world tourism industry leaders will also be present at the event,” Mr. Davtyan said adding that the details of forum will be specified later with the UNWTO representatives which will help Armenia get ready for the event at a due level. Besides, the Armenian Ministry of Economy and UNWTO came to preliminary understanding that the leaders of tourism companies will be re-trained in the central office of the international institution. “This is a brilliant opportunity for our specialists to improve their professional skills that will enable to raise Armenia at the world tourism industry market,” the Minister said. Mr. Davtyan noted that Armenia addressed UNWTO with a request to support world brands inflow to the country. As the Minister said, the talks with world leading representatives of tourism industry are in progress. “In a near future we expect some of them coming to Armenia,” he said, although withholding the brands names. UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary General, Taleb Rifai, accompanied by Executive Director for Member Relations and Services Zoltan Somogyi, is for first time in Armenia on an official visit.   7 05.07.11 - Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization Taleb Rifai signs a contract with RA Minister of Economy Tigran Davtyan           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 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. |
