Armenia to offer flights to more European countriesDecember 26, 2017 - 15:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia Aircompany will conduct regular flights to Germany and France starting from April 2018, the company Director General Robert Hovhannisyan told a press conference on Tuesday, December 26. “Starting from April 23, we will fly to Cologne twice a week, and from April 19 to Lyon. Airports in Germany and France offered us discounts," Hovhannisyan said According to him, tickets to Europe will be at low tariffs, which will allow the population to no longer transit through other countries to fly to the cities in question. Hovhannisyan added that launching these flights will help increase the flow of tourists to Armenia from Europe. The airline will also carry out charter flights to more destinations. Starting from the summer of 2018, the carrier will fly to Varna and will resume flights to Erbil and Baghdad from March. In April 2018, Armenia's fleet will be joined by a new liner - the Embraer 190. 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 | 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 skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: 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”. |