ETCHMIADZIN.- Discussions titled “Etchmiadzin - religious tourism and crossroads of cultural paths” were held in Etchmiadzin’s seminary on Tuesday.    

Opening the event, Bishop Mushegh Babayan, Director of the Administration Department of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, underscored importance of religious tourism development in Armenia.

He spoke about the efforts by the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to develop tourism so that the foreigners could get familiar with the Armenian national and spiritual values.  

In his turn Deputy Economy Minister Ara Petrosyan expressed gratitude to the Mother See adding that such seminars contribute to strengthening of cooperation of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and the involved companies.