  Armenia among five most popular New Year destinations for Russians December 4, 2017 - 18:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is among the top 5 most popular destinations for the New Year for Russian tourists, experts from Tutu.ru said after analyzing the sales of tours and flights from Moscow in 2017. Armenia ranks 5th this year, just like in 2016, accounting for 4.7% of all tickets sold from Moscow abroad. The average cost of round-trip tickets was 16,000 rubles (apx $270). The first four most popular destinations among Russian tourists are Moldova, Georgia, Germany and the Czech Republic. As reported earlier, the Armenian capital city of Yerevan is included in top five cities for winter trips in the CIS during the New Year.   Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
