Armenia PM expects double-digit tourism growth in 2020October 14, 2019 - 12:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in a Facebook post Monday, October 14 that Armenia will maintain the double-digit growth in tourism in 2020. Pashinyan made the comments in response to Booking.com’s decision to include Yerevan among the 10 most trending destinations for the reporting period. The PM asked everyone from taxi drivers to passers-by to be polite and treat tourists well. He also urged the residents of the Armenian provinces and villages to make good use of the opportunities that tourists bring when travelling across the country. Tourism in Armenia grew 10.5% in 2018 year-on-year, the National Statistical Service revealed in February. 1.651 million international travelers arrived in Armenia in the reporting period against the 1.494 million in 2017. Related links: 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 | 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. |