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Armenian government to improve Garni-Geghard tourist route

19.12.2008, 03:32
Armenian Government approved the list of measures for improvement of Garni-Geghard tourism route.

OSHAKAN, December 18. /ARKA/. Armenian Government approved the list of measures for improvement of Garni-Geghard tourism route.

The Government assigned the country’s Ministry of Finance Tigran Davtyan to provide suggestions in relation to appropriation of 29mln Drams to Kotayk regional administration for disposal of garbage from the route area.

Armenian Deputy Minister of Economy Mushegh Tumanyan reported that under the government decision 11 measures are to be taken in this respect, particularly annual repair of rockslide sections of Yerevan-Garni-Geghard motor road, regular garbage disposal from the road and improvement of areas adjoining the historical monuments of Garni and Geghard.

Implementation of this program is to bring the tourist route into line with the international standards, Armenian Premier Tigran Sargsyan said. He also added that similar programs will be implemented in other regions of Armenia, particularly in Siunik.

Number of tourists who visited Armenia in January-September this year grew by 8.5% to 402,200 people against 370,700 in the same period of 2007. ($1=308.34Drams). N.V. –0—