NCFA to represent Armenia at TTG INCONTRI travel exhibition October 17, 2012 - 13:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia (NCFA), along with 6 Armenian travel agencies, will represent Armenia at TTG INCONTRI annual world travel exhibition which will take place in Rimini, Italy from October 18 to 20. This year, an estimated number of 2,000 travel agencies from around 130 countries are expected to take part in the exhibition. The Italian market is one of the target destinations of NCFA’s tourism promotion and the anticipated results from the efforts directed at its development are quite promising, the NCFA said in a press release. It is noteworthy that the number of Italian tourists coming to Armenia nearly doubled during the period of 2008-2011. This year, the figure is expected to grow by 20%.   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 Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP  Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan.Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”.41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience.Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |
