Zvartnots Airport posts passenger traffic of 873 074 in Jan-July 2013August 20, 2013 - 16:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of passengers at Zvartnots Airport in January – July 2013 totaled 873 074 against 472 955 posted during the same period in 2013. According to the Central Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia, 424 159 people arrived in the country in January - July 2013 against 432 117 during the same period in 2012. 448 915 people left Armenia during the reporting period against 472 955 in that of 2012. 6 229 tons of cargo was transported in January - July 2013 against 6 611 tons during the same period of 2012. The total number of takeoffs and landings in the reporting period reached 4 673 against 5 894 during 2012. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |