Russian carriers will offer transit flights through ArmeniaFebruary 20, 2018 - 16:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian carriers will be able to carry out transit flights through Armenia, a corresponding agreement was reached at a session of the Armenia-Russia intergovernmental commission in Yerevan on Tuesday, February 20. The agreement allows air companies to sell tickets to passengers living in the transit country too. For example, a carrier will be able to offer Moscow-Yerevan-Dubai flights, selling tickets for both Moscow-Dubai and Yerevan-Dubai routes. Earlier during the session, Armenian prime minister Karen Karapetyan said the economic activity grew 10.2% in January 2018 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 | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. 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. |