CNN COMMERCIALS ADVERTIZING ARMENIA AS TOURISM COUNTRY MAKE GREAT IMPRESSION ON VIEWERS

Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Nov 22 2006

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. The commercials advertizing Armenia
as a tourism country, which have been shown on CNN since September
2006, have made a great impression on viewers. The RA Deputy Minister
of Trade and Economic Development Ara Petrosian said at the November 22
press conference that these commercials play quite a serious role not
only in terms of the country’s recognition but also for presentation
of its tourism opportunities.

According to him, these commercials will be shown in 2007 too. A
minute of a commercial’s broadcasting costs 1,000 US dollars.