Zvartnots airport unaware of Turkish Airlines flights to YerevanMarch 9, 2011 - 16:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to a report in Hurriyet, Turkish Airlines company (THY) is going to launch Los-Angeles-Istanbul-Yerevan flights. Chairman of the company Hamdi Topcu was quoted as saying that they do not operate flights from Turkey to Armenia, but they have already established an office in Yerevan. Topcu allegedly said that if they manage to implement this initiative, it will be a great step forward in establishing friendly relations between the two nations. He added that cheese will be supplied from Turkey for Armenians of Los Angeles, as there is a considerable demand for it. However, Zvartnots airport press service told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that the airport does not possess information on the office establishment by the Turkish air company. Spokesperson for the General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia Nelly Chercheryan gave a similar comment on the matter. According to her, the disseminated information is untrue. 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 | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |