  Armenia, Iran mull regular Yerevan-Kish island flights July 18, 2017 - 18:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and Iran may establish regular flights from Yerevan's Zvartnots airport to the island of Kish in the Islamic Republic. Deputy chief of the General Department of Civil Aviation Arsen Poghosyan on Tuesday, July 18 discussed the issue with the managing director of Kish Airlines Mohammad-Taqi Jadidi. At the meeting, the Armenian side suggested that the Iranian carrier considers launching regular flights to Gyumri's Shirak airport too. Kish is a resort island in the Persian Gulf off the southern coast of Iran and is the fourth most visited vacation destination in Southwest Asia after Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Sharm el-Sheikh.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest 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.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
