207.500 Tourists Visited Armenia Over The First Half-Year 2008

207.500 TOURISTS VISITED ARMENIA OVER THE FIRST HALF-YEAR 2008

ArmInfo
2008-09-11 14:53:00

ArmInfo. A total of 207.500 tourists visited Armenia over the first
half-year 2008, the head of Tourism Department of Armenian Economy
Ministry Mekhak Apresyan told journalists today.

‘Thus, an indicator of tourists inflow has grown by 13.3%, as only
183.000 tourists visited Armenia over the same period of 2007", – he
said and added this is explained by the effective policy of the state,
stimulating this branch as well as by the actions of the legal persons
interested in development of the branch. According to the accounts of
experts, the number of tourists visiting Armenia is growing by 20%
annually. If this tendency is preserved, more than 600.000 tourists
may visit Armenia this year.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS