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Jermuk Ashkhar Health Complex added to VisitArm
09 March 2008
Jermuk Ashkharh Health Complex is added to VisitArm Armenian Hotel Reservation Center's database. The Health Complex has all the modern facilities of a spa-resort. It is located in Jermuk city, on the edge of the gorge and below the high mountains covered forests. The air is fresh, the water is immortal, and the prices are affordable. Check the terms and features of the complex here.
UAE and Armenia sign five joint cooperation agreements
WAM
Published: December 13, 2007, 09:33
Abu Dhabi: The UAE and Armenia signed on Wednesday five agreements to enhance joint cooperation in areas of foreign policy, agriculture, culture, tourism and road.
Foreign Minister Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and his Armenian counterpart Vardan Oskanian signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for establishing a mechanism for political consultation and coordination on bilateral relations as well as on regional and international issues of mutual concern.
Minister of Environment and Water Dr Mohammed Saeed Al Kindi and the Armenian foreign minister also concluded an agreement for agricultural cooperation.
The Armenian minister also inked a AED 37 million loan agreement with Ahmed Sari Al Mazrouei, director general of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development for rehabilitating a tunnel in Armenia.
The two countries struck an agreement for cooperation in tourism and another one for establishing embassies was also initialed.
GOVERNMENT APPROVES NEW VISA PROCEDURE FOR FOREIGNERS
Thursday, November 15, /Azg/ The Government of Armenia approved a new procedure for approval and registration of invitations extended by Armenian citizens to their friends and relatives abroad.
The new procedure stems from a new Law on Foreigners approved by parliament last February.
Head of Passport and Visa Department of the Police, Ms. Alvina Zakarian, said after the Government session that all Armenian citizens and foreigners permanently residening in Armenia have been granted the right to send invitations to any person to visit Armenia.
The application is to be submitted to the appropriate police station. Police in turn asks by electronic mail the National Security Service to approve or deny the application. Alvina Zakarian said only persons regarded non grata are banned from visiting the country.
Under the new procedure, the amount of state due paid for invitation's registration has been cut from 12,000 Drams to 5,000. The new procedure has prolonged also the term of staying in the country from previous 21 days to 120 days.
A foreigner must apply for prolongation of his or her visa two days prior to its expiration, otherwise they will face administrative penalties. They will have to pay 500 Drams for every extra day of staying in Armenia.
Alvina Zakarian said the changes were made to facilitate the arrival of foreigners in Armenia and help boost tourism.
Armenia's Access To Turkish Airspace Restricted
By Ruzanna Stepanian
Turkey has banned Armenian civilian aircraft from flying over its territory en route to Syria and Lebanon, government officials in Yerevan said on Thursday.
They told RFE/RL that Turkish aviation authorities have cited unspecified “technical reasons” for the ban in separate letters to the Armenian government's Civil Aviation Department and the Armavia national airline, which carries out regular flights from Yerevan to Beirut and Aleppo. The letters were sent after an Armavia plane bound for the Lebanese capital was denied access to Turkish airspace and had return to Yerevan Tuesday.
“Turkish aviation authorities have officially notified us that there are problems relating to the Yerevan-Aleppo and Yerevan-Beirut flights and that those flights will not be serviced by them temporarily and will have to rerouted,” said Gayane Davtian, a spokeswoman for the department.
Both Davtian and Armavia officials said the Turkish side did not elaborate on reasons for the restriction that does not seem to apply to the Syrian airline Astrom that operates weekly flights services from Aleppo and Damascus to the Armenian capital. An Astrom representative in Yerevan said its next flight scheduled for Saturday will go ahead as planned.
“Through diplomatic channels we yesterday asked the Turkish authorities to clarify the situation,” Vladimir Karapetian, a spokesman for the Armenian Foreign Ministry, told RFE/RL. “We have not yet received a reply.”
Turkey has kept its airspace open to passenger jets flying to and from Armenia for the past several years while refusing to reopen the Turkish-Armenian land border and establish diplomatic relations with Yerevan. Some Turkish officials and politicians warned recently that Ankara could scrap the over-flying rights if the U.S. Congress passes a resolution recognizing the mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide.
Davtian said Turkey has so far placed on restrictions on weekly flights Yerevan and Istanbul as well as Armenian and other aircraft flying to and from Europe via Turkish territory. She also said that Turkish planes continue to use Armenia's airspace for carrying out flights to third countries. “Armenia's airspace remains open to all countries,” added the official.
Armenia: Cheating Passengers
Life in Armenia accuses airlines flying to and from Armenia of cheating customers now that they've started quoting their prices in Euros instead of Dollars. Despite the difference in exchange rates, a $900 ticket is now charged at €900 — an increase of 47 percent.
New Head of CE Committee of Ministers to Visit Nagorno-Karabakh
12.11.07 19:48
France, Strasburg / ?rend corr A. Maharramli / Slovakian Foreign Minister Jan Kubish intends to pay a visit to Nagorno-Karabakh, the territory of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, he reported on 12 November.
“First I have to get properly familiar with the situation (in the conflict territories in the CE countries – editor). Therefore, I plan to visit the region in near future,” Kubish said at a press conference in Strasburg.
On 12 November, Serbia passed chairmanship in the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers to Slovakia. Kubish being the Foreign Minister of the country will be heading the Committee next year.
Along with the OSCE Minsk Group, the UN and the Council of Europe are also involved in peaceful settling the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Kubish said. “I have to respect the efforts of other organizations also treating the issue,” he said. The Minister did not specify the date of the visit to be paid
CNN AND EURONEWS WILL CONTINUE BROADCASTING SPOT ADS ABOUT ARMENIA
www.armradio.am, November 3
In 2008 The CNN and EuroNews will continue broadcasting spot ads about Armenia. Chairman of the Tourism Department of the Minister of Trade and Economic Development Mekhak Apresyan told journalists today that the draft budget for Fiscal Year 2008 envisages 180 million AMD for broadcasting of the spot ads.
The same amount of money was allocated for the purpose this year's budget.
HOTELS WILL BE BUILT IN SHUSHI
In 2008 the construction of the museum of Shushi will start, said the minister of territorial administration Armo Tsatryan in an interview with the KarabakhOpen. The Dhyiak Association of Karabakh Armenians in Moscow will build the museum. The company is likely to invest 90 million drams and create 8-10 jobs. Dhyak will invest as much in the construction of a hotel near Ghazanchetsots Church in Shushi. Tufenkian Hospitality will build another hotel in Shushi, and will invest about 450 thousand dollars in 2007-2010. Armo Tsatryan says privatization in Shushi is not over. Presently two buildings are under consideration, which are also related to the hotel business. In answer to the question what efforts the government made after the prime minister had committed to creating a free economic zone in Shushi several years ago, Armo Tsatryan said the concept has been drafted but it has not been discussed yet. `We discussed it with the board of trustees of the Revival of Shushi Foundation, however the draft has not been discussed yet,' said the minister adding that the money raised during the next telethon will be directed at the reconstruction of Shushi.
Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan
06 January 2007
We are happy to announce that Armenia Marriott Hotel Yerevan has joined the list of Yerevan hotels that cooperate with us, VisitArm Armenian Hotel Reservation Center. For the time being Armenia Marriott Hotel has the highest rates in the Yerevan, but considering the quality and the unbeatable location of the hotel on Republic Square, the heart of Yerevan, it is a great value for both business and leisure travelers wishing to be in the center of cultural, business, political and leisure activities in Yerevan. The well-trained staff, great guestrooms and meeting rooms and the ballroom with state-of-the-art conference equipment, variety of restaurants, bars and cafes with extensive menus make Armenia Marriott Hotel a perfect choice. Armenia Marriott Hotel with other upscale hotels in Yerevan will give more options to choose for our dear guests booking Yerevan hotel accommodations through VisitArm Armenian Hotel Reservation Center.
Regineh
Hotel Added to VisitArm Database
17 January 2006
We had a surprise to discover Hotel Regineh
in the Gardens of Nork, on the hilltop, overlooking Yerevan
city-center and looking directly to magnificent Mount Ararat.
Hotel Regineh is a nice, newly built 3-star hotel assigned to
accommodate business and leisure travellers with middle budget.
The hotel has 58 rooms and suites, which are cosy and comfortable,
modern conference facilities of 2 halls. The construction of
Hotel Regineh started in 2002 when Mr. Karapet Ghazarian, the
owner of the hotel, came to Armenia and decided to build a nice
hotel in his motherland which will comply with all the western
hotel industry standards. Mr. Ghazarian built the hotel and
dedicated it to the blessed memory of bloved Mrs. Regineh Ghazarian.
Now the hotel is ready to offer its gracious hospitality to
its precious guests promising unforgetable memories of Yerevan,
Armenia and the Mount Ararat.
VisitArm Already Offering Tours
Throughout Armenia!
20 March 2005
Connected with the increasing demand for sight-seeing tours
in Yerevan and throughout Armenia by its guests, VisitArm decided
to enlarge the scope of its activities by providing tour services
in addition to already existing hotel reservations, rent-a-car
and translator /interpreter services. For that purpose VisitArm
started cooperation with Wish-Up Adventures, a company with
solid experience of rendering high-level tours services for
already 10 years. Presently VisitArm offers mainly 1-day tours
in Yerevan and all-over Armenia. The tours are designed to cover
the most exciting destinations in Armenia like Garni-Geghard,
Echmiadzin, Tsaghkadzor, Lake Sevan, Jermuk, etc.
