Foreign channels to show clips on Armenian tourism sites

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 13, ARMENPRESS. Prominent foreign TV channels will display advertisement clips about Armenia. They will show the best sides of Armenia to the international community and tourism market by displaying the whole charm of the Armenian tourism sites. In a conversation with "Armenpress" the Head of the Tourism Department of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia Mekhak Apresyan statedthat such measures are aimed not only to the development of tourism, but to introducing all the best in our country to the international community. Among other things Mekhak Apresyan stated: "Such measures are of a certain importance for us. After holding discussions with the representatives of both the private sector and all the interested parties we immediately started realization of such undertakings, as we find that it can be profitable and efficient for the country."

A sufficient growth has recently been recorded in the sphere of tourism in the Republic of Armenia. 843,330 tourists visited Armenia from January to December 2012. This number exceeds the results of the previous year for 11,3 percent.