1.67 tourists traveled to Armenia in 2022 – preliminary dataJanuary 10, 2023 - 17:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Preliminary data suggests 1.67 million tourists traveled to Armenia throughout 2022, the Tourism Committee said Monday, January 9. According to the Committee, 130,000 people arrived in Armenia 2022, up from 67,000 in 2021. “For the second time this year, we exceeded 2019's monthly visits, hosting 130,429 trips (110,685 trips in December 2019),” the Committee added. Authorities predict that in 2023, Armenia will be able to reach the results of 2019, when 1,894,377 tourists visited the country. 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 | U.S. welcomes Armenia, Azerbaijan’s border delimitation announcement Blinken said it is an important step towards concluding a durable and dignified peace agreement. European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE 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. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. |