First ferry arrived in Poti from Kavkaz portApril 10, 2007 - 20:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today the first ferry arrived in Poti from Kavkaz port, head of the union of manufacturers and entrepreneurs Arsen Ghazaryan told RFE/RL. Constant ferry communication will be launched in 10-15 days, he said.At the initial stage one voyage a week is planned. In May the number of voyages will redouble. The ferry can admit 50 carriages. It can also be loaded with 340 containers or 86 cars. The loading process lasts an hour. It's supposed to transport 120 thousand tons of cargo from Armenia and 12 tons of Armenia's export flow. 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 | 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. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |