Official: Armavia, like other int’l firms, failed to overcome crisisApril 3, 2013 - 14:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The issues that Armavia air company has been facing over the recent years, are a proof that it failed to overcome the 2009 crisis, similar to many other international air carriers, a member of the standing parliamentary committee on financial affairs said. “The issues above prompted the company to declare bankruptcy on completion of the license term,” Gagik Minasyan told a news conference in Yerevan. “The only hope is that the company will be purchased by a firm with a great potential, which will be able to keep Armavia from further bankruptcy issues. This, however, seems complicated, considering Armenia’s aviation market is small which makes finding a major investor an issue,” the official said. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |