Official launch of Armavia's new flight held in BahrainOctober 26, 2009 - 18:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armavia launched a new flight at the "International airport of Bahrain" on October 26. The official ceremony was attended by the prime minister of Bahrain, senior officials of the state, the owner of Armavia and head of the Mika Limited company, Mikhail Baghdasarov, CEO of the airline Norayr Beluyan and other invited guests. According to Mr. Baghdasarov, the airline is actively developing, and is currently it is focused on cooperation with countries like Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt. Armenia is interesting to southern countries as a transit country, he said. "Bahrain does not have a direct flight to Moscow and many other European countries, where our company sucessfully operates," Mr. Baghdasarov said, the correspondent of a PanARMENIAN.Net reports from Bahrain. Mr. Baghdasarov also noted that the flight was opened at the suggestion of the opposite side. Since October 26 every Monday, passengers of the company along with Dubai, Aleppo and Beirut will be able to visit the city of Bahrain - the fourth point of Armavia in the Middle East. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |