 2.5 million people used services of Armenian airports in 2017 December 26, 2017 - 12:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 2,495,500 people used the services of the two Armenian airports as of December 25, 2017, chief of the General Department of Civil Aviation Sergey Avetisyan said on Tuesday, December 26. According to Avestisyan, 28 air companies currently offer flights to and from Armenia, carrying out 30-35 flights each day. Passenger traffic in the two Armenian airports grew by 21.8% in the 11 months of 2017 against the same period last year, the GDCA said earlier.   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”. |
