New airport in Armenia's south to open in 2018September 13, 2017 - 13:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A new airport in the southern Armenian town of Kapan will start operations in 2018, advisor to the governor of Syunik province Sahak Hakobyan told PanARMENIAN.Net "As part of the re-launch of Syunik airport, the construction of the new building for the air harbor has started,"Hakobyan said. "The building will cover an area of 900 square meters. The airport is envisaged to serve 100 people per hour and will comply with all safety standards." Hakobyan said the navigational center will operate in the same building. "We plan to complete the construction work by the end of the first half of 2018 and open the airport shortly afterwards," the advisor added. Currently, two airports -Zvartnots in Yerevan and Shirak in Gyumri - operate regular flights in Armenia Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. 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. |