422 807 TOURISTS VISITED ARMENIA IN JANUARY-SEPTEMBER 2009
PanARMENIAN.Net
09.11.2009 15:18 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ 422 807 tourists visited Armenia in January-September
2009, sadi Mekhak Apresyan, head of tourism department at RA Ministry
of Economy.
"The figure exceeds last year’s index by 5.8 %. Tourists are for most
part arriving from Georgia, CIS countries, Europe, U.S. and Iran,"
he told a news conference on November 9.
Apresyan also emphasized that "opening of Armenian-Turkish border
will encourage regional tourism."