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DECLINE OF IRAN'S RIAL WILL AFFECT NUMBER OF IRANIANS VISITING ARMENIA FOR NOWRUZ CELEBRATION
19:30, 20 March, 2013
YEREVAN, MARCH 20, ARMENPRESS: Number of Iranians visiting Armenia
for celebration of Iranian new year Nowruz may decline comparing
to the previous year. This was noted by Iranian extraordinary and
plenipotentiary Ambassador to Armenia Mohammad Reisi in the interview
with Armenpress. According to him the main reason of the number
decrease is the decline of Iranian rial exchange rate against the
US dollar.
"Pitifully, number of visitors has already decreased. Among core
reasons are economic issues which are connected with economic
restrictions of the United States against Iran," Reisi noted. Another
reason highlighted by Ambassador is treatment of some tourism agencies
of Armenia which try to get super profit.
In accordance with data of Armenian Police, Armenpress was provided
with, there are no incidents with Iranians' involvement recorded in
Nowruz period in 2012.
According to Head of Tourism department of Armenian Ministry of
Finances Mekhak Apresyan, there is possibility that number of Iranian
tourists will be the same as last year. In 2010 about 120,000 Iranians
crossed Armenian border while in 2012 number of Iranian tourists in
Armenia reached 150,000.
Cultural center of Iranian Embassy is organizing a concert of Iranian
music on the occasion of Nowruz, which will take place on March 23
in Arno Babajanian Hall.
19:30, 20 March, 2013
YEREVAN, MARCH 20, ARMENPRESS: Number of Iranians visiting Armenia
for celebration of Iranian new year Nowruz may decline comparing
to the previous year. This was noted by Iranian extraordinary and
plenipotentiary Ambassador to Armenia Mohammad Reisi in the interview
with Armenpress. According to him the main reason of the number
decrease is the decline of Iranian rial exchange rate against the
US dollar.
"Pitifully, number of visitors has already decreased. Among core
reasons are economic issues which are connected with economic
restrictions of the United States against Iran," Reisi noted. Another
reason highlighted by Ambassador is treatment of some tourism agencies
of Armenia which try to get super profit.
In accordance with data of Armenian Police, Armenpress was provided
with, there are no incidents with Iranians' involvement recorded in
Nowruz period in 2012.
According to Head of Tourism department of Armenian Ministry of
Finances Mekhak Apresyan, there is possibility that number of Iranian
tourists will be the same as last year. In 2010 about 120,000 Iranians
crossed Armenian border while in 2012 number of Iranian tourists in
Armenia reached 150,000.
Cultural center of Iranian Embassy is organizing a concert of Iranian
music on the occasion of Nowruz, which will take place on March 23
in Arno Babajanian Hall.