UNWTO expert says Armenia and Georgia safer than many other countriesJuly 12, 2011 - 14:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and Georgia are safer than many other countries in the world, said UNWTO Sustainability Change Manager Ellen Bermann. “I am impressed by a rich tourist potential of the country and I believe that tourists will necessarily want to visit Armenia,” Bermann told a news conference in Yerevan. In the framework of the Memorandum of Understanding on Initiative of tourism development in the South Caucasus region signed between Armenian Ministry of Economy and UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), volunteers from Georgia are in Armenia now to start implementation of the regional program. Touching upon implementation of the program, the expert stressed that political conflicts will not affect it; just the opposite, the program will create favorable conditions for their resolution. Director of UNWTO Temis foundation volunteer program Luca Mannocchi, in turn, pointed to significance of raising countries competitiveness not separately but at a regional level. “Success of one country will be the gain for another and vice versa. The competitiveness is being coordinated here,” said Mannocchi. As regards disadvantages in the tourism field, the guests noted closed borders and lack of road signs, which help tourists travel alone, not being lost. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |