  More than 209,000 Armenians traveled to Georgia in a single month September 2, 2017 - 12:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - More than 209,000 Armenians traveled to neighboring Georgia in July, 2017, Gruzia Online reports citing the country's national tourism administration. Armenians thus are second in terms of the number of foreigners preferring the South Caucasus country for leisure. Russian citizens take the first spot, while Azerbaijanis (more than 190,000 in the reporting period) come in third. According to statistics, there were 1496 hotels in Georgia in 2016. Of these, 99.5% were private, and 0.5% state-owned. More than 270 hotels opened in Georgia last year alone. Georgian hotels accommodated 2.5 million guests in 2016, up by 37% against the previous year.  Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE 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.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
