Geography of tourist inflow to Armenia expandedJuly 24, 2009 - 18:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Recently geography of Tourist inflow to Armenia has shown a tendency of expanding, Head of Tourism Management and Territorial Economy Development Department at RA Economy Ministry Mekhak Apresyan told a news conference in Yerevan. Increased Tourist inflow from Scandinavian countries, Thailand, China, Japan has been registered lately Among tourists visiting Armenia, Russian and Georgian tourists are rated first, followed by CIS tourists and finally, those from EU, US and Iran. In this connection Mekhak Apresyan noted that last year a group of Turkish tourists visited Armenia and left greatly impressed. Tourist agency which worked with the group last year is expecting them to visit soon, Apresyan added. 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 | Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. Civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan People demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation again blocked streets in Yerevan on May 15. Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. |