  Passenger traffic in Armenia’s Shirak airport up by 267% April 5, 2017 - 18:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In Shirak airport in the northern Armenian town of Gyumri, passenger traffic soared by 266,8% in January-March 2017 against the same period the year before. The traffic at Yerevan’s Zvartnots international airport grew by 21,2% in the first three months 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-March 2017, 4 894 tons of cargo has been transported at Zvartnots, up by 78.6 % against 2016. Passenger traffic in two Armenian airports grew by 23.6% in the reporting period against 2016.   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 European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
