Baku threats unrelated to stalled Stepanakert airport opening September 15, 2011 - 14:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Military expert Artsrun Hovhannisyan commented on the prospects of Stepanakert airport, which is currently under construction. Dwelling on earlier Baku threats to shoot down civilian planes on Yerevan-Stepanakert route, the expert named the possibility highly remote. At a news conference in Yerevan, Hovhannisyan denied the threats as the reason behind postponed opening of the airport, noting, “the airport being of major importance to the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, it's essential to secure its proper functioning by solving all technical issues, which can't be achieved in a hurry.” The Nagorno Karabakh Republic is pressing ahead with plans to reopen the country’s sole civilian airport that was shut down nearly two decades ago. Flights to and from the airport, located 8 kilometers east of Stepanakert, had been discontinued in 1991 amid intensifying armed clashes in and around Karabakh. Transport communication between the territory and the outside world has since been carried out only by land, via Armenia. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner 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 skills U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh. Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |