Damascus-Qamishli-Yerevan 2nd flight postponed to June 5May 28, 2013 - 15:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Damascus-Qamishli-Yerevan 2nd flight, initially scheduled for May 15, and later moved to May 22, has been postponed again, the manager of Syrian Airlines Yerevan office said. “The flight has been postponed to June 5,” Svetlana Hovhannisyan said, citing the small number of the passengers as the possible reason behind the decision. 68 passengers arrived, 12 departed by the first flight which operated on April 16. One-way ticket price was set at AMD 165 000, with two-way ticket costing AMD 245 000. Syrian Airlines operated Damascus- Latakia-Yerevan flights following the suspension of flights to Aleppo, with the last flight scheduled for February 5. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner 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 skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: 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”. |