Passenger traffic at Gyumri airport soars by 103.8%February 7, 2017 - 16:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Passenger traffic at Shirak airpot in the northern Armenian town of Gyumri soar by 103.8% in January 2017 against the same period in 2016. The traffic at Yerevan’s Zvartnots international airport grew by 22.9% in the first month of 2017 as compared to the same period in 2016. According to the General Department of Civil Aviation, 168,741 passengers have used the services of the Yerevan airport in the reporting period. In January 2017, 965 tons of cargo has been transported at Zvartnots, up by 36.2% against 2016. In the two Armenian airports, the traffic grew by 24.2% in January 2017 against 2016. 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 | 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. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |