Armenia to chair Eurocontrol's Permanent Commission in 2016January 12, 2016 - 16:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will chair the Permanent Commission of European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) in 2016, the organization’s Secretary General told reporters Tuesday, January 12. Addressing the reporters following an inspection of Zvartnotz International Airport, Frank Brenner noted that Armenia became a Eurocontrol member in 2006 and has registered significant progress since. Also, Eurocontrol and Armenia's General Department of Civil Aviation (GDCA) signed an agreement to reform the country's legal and legislative framework in the field of air navigation. According to Brenner, the deal will help improve air safety. Head of DGCA Artyom Movsisyan said, in turn, that Armenia's cooperation with Eurocontrol most notably concerns the enhancement of air safety level in the use of airspace. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. Armenia “expects” Turkey’s rhetoric won’t increase regional tension Armenia expects that Turkey’s rhetoric will not increase regional tensions, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in Armenia’s regions Ucom has announced the launch of modernization efforts aimed at enhancing the coverage of 4G+ networks. |