  World’s longest zipline will be ready this summer June 9, 2017 - 17:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - World’s longest zipline whose construction is currently underway in Armenia will be ready this summer, co-founder of Yell Extreme Park Tigran Chibukhchyan told reporters on Friday, June 9. “The architectural part is almost ready, and only several issues remain to be tackled,” Chibukhchyan said, according to Artsakhpress. “Construction activities will launch on June 20, set to conclude in late July.” A fresh Yell Extreme Park will be established in Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), Chibukhchyan said, adding that Karabakh boasts an immense potential for the development of tourism. A zipline is designed to enable a user propelled by gravity to travel from the top to the bottom of the inclined cable by holding on to, or attaching to the freely moving pulley.   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 |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
