When was the last time you were in Jermuk? Tadevos Avetisyan, deputy of the Armenia faction, addressed the Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan to the discussion of the draft law “On Tourism” at the session of the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs of the National Assembly.
“The basis of tourism is safety, especially if you bring your pet. Will this law solve the problem? Are we going to see overcrowded hotels in Jermuk, or are we going to see the situation that unfortunately exists now,” he said.
CP MP Davit Arushanyan intervened on the issue. “Now I tried to contact one of our tourist companies, which checks the congestion in Jermuk. In connection with the New Year, we even have hotels that do not have free seats,” he said.
Minister Kerobyan mentioned that he was in Jermuk for the last time in July to discuss how the summer months are going.
“We met with the representatives of the hotels, they asked to activate it, we organized an additional festival with the saved funds. Many programs are aimed at this, we have held 16 festivals, thousands of visitors have visited,” he said.
The minister mentioned that this law is for the tourist to be provided with good services inside the country, not to be subjected to various types of deception.
“And from the point of view of security, the government and our party are making great efforts to ensure long-lasting peace, which should ensure the security you are talking about,” he said and noted that RA is the 7th safest country among 142 countries. is.
“The level of crimes in our country is low,” he said and added that RA is the 6th country with an increase in tourism.