Armenia one of most popular tourist destinations among RussiansNovember 8, 2017 - 18:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is one of three most popular destinations among Russian tourists, Tutu.ru travel website reveals. Moldova and Uzbekistan are the other two countries where Russians prefer to spend their holidays. According to the website, interest in Armenia has doubled lately, as Armenia was the sixth country in 2016 in terms of airticket bookings by Russians. Passenger traffic in the two Armenian airports grew by 22,7% in the 10 months of 2017 against the same period last year. 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 | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |