Armenia's tourism potential represented at ITB BerlinMarch 7, 2019 - 11:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - With the support of Tourism Armenia association, 11 Armenian companies will be participating in ITB Berlin international tourism fair from March 6 to 9 to unveil the country’s tourism attractiveness. Emphasizing historical, cultural and adventure tourism, traditional craftsmanship, spiritual heritage, wine and cuisine, the companies will present Armenia under Tourism Armenia’s joint pavilion. Regional tour packages including travel to Armenia, Georgia, Iran and Western Armenia are among the main tourism products represented in the fair. “Some of our members have been participating in ITB since 1995 as Germany is a crucial target market for the Armenian tourism industry. Germans are well-known for their interest in intellectual tourism and Armenia completely complies with those requirements”, said the Chair of Tourism Armenia association Syuzanna Azoyan. ITB Berlin is the world’s leading and largest exhibition in the tourism sector with about 10’000 participating and visiting tour operators, hotels and companies from 180 countries worldwide. The expo is expecting to host around 160’000 specialized visitors this 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |