Passenger traffic grows 25.4% in Armenian airportsSeptember 5, 2017 - 12:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Passenger traffic in the two Armenian airports grew by 25.4% in the eight months of 2017 against the same period last year, the general department of civil aviation reports. Overall, 1,667,173 people used the services of Zvartnots airport in the capital city, Yerevan, and Shirak Airport in the northern city of Gyumri. The traffic grew by 14.9% in August year-on-year. According to the data, 14,985 tons of cargo were transported at Zvartnots in January-August 2017, up by 54% against the same period last year. 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 | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |