 Passenger traffic in Armenian airports grows 12% June 11, 2019 - 13:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In May 2019, the two airports of Armenia served 243,016 people in total, up by 11.7% against the same period last year. Zvartnots airport in Yerevan served 229,974 passengers against 202,289 of the past May, while Shirak airport in Gyumri served 13,042 passengers against 15,325 in April last year. Since the beginning of the year, passenger traffic in the two Armenian airports totaled 1.038 people, up by 8.7% year-on-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 |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
