  Official: foreign tourists show interest in Armenia   August 17, 2011 - 13:49 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - 266 000 tourists visited Armenia in the first half of 2011, what is 15% more compared to the same period in 2010, representative of the Armenian Economy Ministry has said. According to Mekhak Apresyan, the number of foreign tourists visiting Armenia grows year by year. “In a yearly outlook, the number tourists is expected to increase by 20%,” he said, adding that special projects are being developed to attract greater tourist flow to the country.   3 17.08.11 - Press conference of the head of department of tourism and territorial economic development at Armenian Economy Ministry Mekhak Apresyan and "EcoLur" NGO President Inga Zarafyan     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. |
