Armenia seeks to become transit country for air travelApril 22, 2016 - 16:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Economy Minister Artsvik Minasyan spoke of Armenia's intention to become a transit country for air travel during the opening of the business forum InvestArmenia-2016. “We're waiting for reputable airlines to enter the Armenian market, thus prompting a decrease in prices for air tickets,” ARKA cited Minasyan as saying. “It is necessary to ensure that foreign airlines are based in Yerevan, with Armenia becoming a transit country.” Also, he reminded that Armenia is pursuing the open skies policy; a number of companies have already expressed interest in entering the Armenian market, he said, while some others have already been licensed.” 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |