Russia halts air navigation services to Air Armenia September 11, 2014 - 18:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian State Corporation for Organization of Air Communication announced plans to suspend air navigation services to Air Armenia over the airline’s outstanding and current debts of $1.1 million staring from September 21, ARKA reported. According to the state-owned corporation, Air Armenia had repeatedly been given postponement for the outstanding air navigation services payments "Despite the fact that the Air Armenia was given every opportunity to pay off the existing debts, the company’s management has not taken effective measures to reduce the debt burden," the Russian provider said. The Russian company said it will resume air navigation services for the Armenian carrier immediately after full repayment of outstanding debts and guarantees to pay the current debt. Air Armenia operates two daily flights to Moscow, as well as flights to St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Sochi, Krasnodar, Samara and Nizhny Novgorod. The company was founded in 2003. it began passenger transportation in 2013. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province 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. |