Gyumri’s Shirak Airport to launch European routes![]() August 13, 2025 - 18:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Flights from Gyumri’s Shirak Airport to European destinations are being planned, according to Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Davit Khudatyan during his visit to Shirak Province. “We already have an agreement with one airline, and within the framework of a state subsidy program, flights are expected to begin soon — likely to a new destination in Europe,” Khudatyan stated, as reported by Armenpress. He added that the new routes would generate increased flow and economic activity for the city and the province. 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 |