Armenia PM says more flights coming to Gyumri in October September 13, 2017 - 18:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime minister Karen Karapetyan said on Wednesday, September 13 that more flights will be operated from Shirak airport in the northern Armenian town of Gyumri which will help develop tourism in the city, Aysor.am reports. In a Q&A session at the parliament, Karapetyan was responding to concerns raised by lawmaker from Tsarukyan bloc Vardan Ghukasyan. Ghukasyan who was once the mayor of Gyumri, said that the city is going through dire straits. Karapetyan agreed that Gyumri doesn't make full use of its tourism potential, but added that Kumayri project is aimed at reviving the sector in the city. Besides, the PM said, more flights will be carried out from Shirak airport starting from October.   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 |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
