New services to be offered at Tatev monastery tourist zoneJuly 1, 2013 - 18:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - New services will be offered in tourist zone near the Tatev monastery in Armenia’s Syunik province. ‘The tourists will have an opportunity to fly a kite, mountaineer, ride bicycles and buy souvenirs,” director of Wings of Tatev aerial tramway Vahan Meliksetyan told a news conference in Yerevan Monday, July 1. He also said that the website providing the detailed information about the tourist zone will soon be updated and it will become possible to book services online. The prices of the tickets for the aerial tramway remain unchanged: two-way ticket costs AMD 4000, one-way ticket is AMD 3000 while for the residents of the nearby villages the price is set at AMD 500. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |