Armenia launching ferry service in August, Minister saysAugust 2, 2022 - 12:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ferry service will start operating from August, the schedule will be published in the coming days, Armenia's Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan has said, according to Armenpress. Although the launch of the ferry service took much time, Kerobyan noted that it will certainly be launched this month. "All issues have been resolved, and now the only problem that still needs to be agreed upon is that for each product we will need to obtain permits online in order to be able to transport a given batch," Kerobyan said. "And it seems that we are ready to publish the schedule. This will happen in the coming days," Kerobyan said. Kerobyan had revealed earlier that Armenia was planning to start ferry crossings from June 15, 2022. 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 | 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”. |