 5 26.12.14 - Year-end press conference of RA Minister of Economy Karen Chshmarityan        Qatari, Greek air companies to operate flights to Armenia: Minister  December 26, 2014 - 18:25 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Representatives of QATAR AIRWAYS (Qatar) and AEGEAN AIRLINES (Greece) have expressed their intention to start operating flights to Armenia in 2015, Armenian Economy Minister Karen Chshmarityan said Friday, Dec 26 at a news conference, ARKA reports. “At present, talks are in progress with SINGAPORE AIRLINES (Singapore) and QANTAS AIRWAYS (Australia), and in 2014 we had successful negotiations with British Airways,” he said. The minister stressed that Armenia has already liberalized air traffic with Russia, Austria, Iran, Spain, Turkmenistan and Iraq; negotiations over air traffic liberalization with Italy, Bulgaria, Israel and Thailand are under way. Other 11 countries - Qatar, Kuwait, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic, Ukraine, China, Singapore and Cuba - responded to Armenia's proposal to discuss air traffic liberalization. On October 23, Armenia’s government approved the program envisaging provision of competitive and long-term air transportation services in the country. The program is based on a joint study of McKinsey & Company and National Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia.  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 Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan  Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan.Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
