Armenian Public Council advises to rehabilitate ArmaviaJune 18, 2013 - 13:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Public Council offers a plan to rehabilitate Armavia national carrier which went bankrupt lately. During a news conference on June 18, council member Levon Ghazaryan said that Armavia possesses the essential infrastructure to restart activity under the guidance of a skillful manager after a procedure of rehabilitation. “It’s a pity that instead of operating flights, airplanes with Armenian flags stand idle under the sun,” he said. Nevertheless, Ghazaryan noted, the court proceedings Armavia is facing will be very complicated, as the company has over 20 representative offices in different countries and over 33 thousand agreements. “To make things clear, mutual settlement of accounts is necessary,” he said. 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 | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |