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ARMENIA ACCOUNTS FOR 6.8% OF VISITS TO GEORGIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 3, 2012 - 14:17 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Visits to Georgia by foreign citizens in the first
quarter of 2012 increased by 39.4% year-to-year, reaching 677,278,
according to official figures released on April 2 by Georgian Interior
Ministry, which is in charge of border management.
Number of visits by foreign citizens to Georgia stood at 2.8 million
in 2011 up by 39% over the previous year, according to these figures.
According to geotimes.ge, Turkish citizens made up the largest share
in total visits (14.7%) to Georgia in January-March 2012, followed
by Azerbaijani (10.7%), Armenian (6.8%) and Russian (2.6%) citizens.
In late February Georgia unilaterally lifted visa rules for the
Russian citizens. According to Georgian Interior Ministry, the move
was reflected in increase of number of visits made by the Russian
citizens to Georgia in March.
According to these figures 6,192 visits were made by the Russian
citizens to Georgia in March 2012 against only 2,163 in March 2011.
Visits from Iran, whose citizens do not require Georgian visa since
last January either, almost doubled in the first quarter of 2012 to
over 9,000.
There was a 15.1% y/y increase in number of visits made to Georgia by
citizens from EU-member states in January-March 2012 reaching 8,343,
followed by Ukrainian citizens with 4,358, a 11.7% y/y increase.
PanARMENIAN.Net
April 3, 2012 - 14:17 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Visits to Georgia by foreign citizens in the first
quarter of 2012 increased by 39.4% year-to-year, reaching 677,278,
according to official figures released on April 2 by Georgian Interior
Ministry, which is in charge of border management.
Number of visits by foreign citizens to Georgia stood at 2.8 million
in 2011 up by 39% over the previous year, according to these figures.
According to geotimes.ge, Turkish citizens made up the largest share
in total visits (14.7%) to Georgia in January-March 2012, followed
by Azerbaijani (10.7%), Armenian (6.8%) and Russian (2.6%) citizens.
In late February Georgia unilaterally lifted visa rules for the
Russian citizens. According to Georgian Interior Ministry, the move
was reflected in increase of number of visits made by the Russian
citizens to Georgia in March.
According to these figures 6,192 visits were made by the Russian
citizens to Georgia in March 2012 against only 2,163 in March 2011.
Visits from Iran, whose citizens do not require Georgian visa since
last January either, almost doubled in the first quarter of 2012 to
over 9,000.
There was a 15.1% y/y increase in number of visits made to Georgia by
citizens from EU-member states in January-March 2012 reaching 8,343,
followed by Ukrainian citizens with 4,358, a 11.7% y/y increase.