Memorandum on the full research of tourism on Armenia’s border points will be signed on 21 December by the Ministry of Economy of Armenia, National Statistical Service, National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia, the USAID program for the development of industrial enterprises and the competitiveness of the market, and the GIZ program to stimulate the economy of the South Caucasus.

This will be the second study since 2007, which will begin in January 2013 and will last until December 31. Surveys will be conducted in checkpoints of Bagrashen, Meghri, Ayrum and Bavra, as well as airports of Yerevan and Gyumri cities. The study will help to identify the positive and negative aspects of the tourism industry in Armenia.

The memorandum will be signed by the Deputy Minister of Economy Ara Petrosyan, Director General of the National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia Arman Khachatryan, Chairman of the National Statistical Service Stepan Mnatsakanyan, program manager for USAID on development of industry and market competitiveness Bruno Cornelio, and the head of the Armenian group GIZ Program for Private Sector Development in South Caucasus, Dagmar Bot.