  Upper Lars checkpoint open for all types of transportMay 24, 2010 - 15:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 22, the passage through Upper Lars checkpoint was resumed for all types of transport, as a result of discussions with Georgia, the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Transport and Communication reported. Earlier, it was reported that only passenger cars, trucks with carrying capacity of 10t are allowed to drive through the checkpoint due to bad weather conditions. From March 1 to November 1, the checkpoint will be working from 6:00am to 10:00pm.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
