Armavia awards its 700,000th passengerDecember 3, 2010 - 16:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On December 3, Armavia air company gifted a TV set to its 700,000th passenger – Lusine Mosoyan – who used the company’s services for three times in past three days. Lusine Mosoyan brought to Armenia а leaded panel with picture of Our Lady, which she created for Etchmiadzin. “Compliant with its traditions, Armavia prepared a surprise also this time for the 700,000th passenger,” Armavia Acting Commercial Director Aghvan Grigoryan said. According to him, the passenger traffic grew in 2010 compared to the same period in 2009. Grigoryan expressed hope that in 2011 the company will gain a record index of 1,000,000 passengers, while the lucky passenger will be granted a Mercedes car. 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 | Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. |