  Over 30 000 Iranian citizens may visit Armenia during Nowruz Bayram March 14, 2011 - 23:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the Tourism and Territorial Economic Development Department at the RA Ministry of Economy Mekhak Apresyan said that the number of Iranian citizens visiting Armenia is growing from year to year. “In 2009, according to monitoring, their number totaled over 80 000, while 40% growth was recorded in 2010, bringing the number of Iranian tourists to around 120 000,” he said. A considerable growth is recorded in their number during Nowruz Bayram (the New Year in Iranian calendar), which starts on March 21 and lasts for 13 days. 40-50% growth in the number of Iranian tourists was recorded in 2010 compared to 2009 during this period. According to Apresyan, their number will exceed 30, 000 this year. According to the results of an official monitoring conducted at the republic’s checkpoints over the past years, an Iranian citizen spends around USD 700-800 on an average during his visit to Armenia. However, Apresyan believes that this sum reaches USD 1 000 without calculation of transportation costs.   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 |  Latest news Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia  The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.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. |
