 12 05.10.11 - Zvartnots International Airport's new terminal                  Zvartnots hi-tech airport terminal launches operations   October 5, 2011 - 17:08 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - New terminal of Zvartnots airport has launched operations, hosting Moscow-Yerevan flight. The passengers were in for a surprise: on the occasion of the opening of a new hi-tech terminal they were welcomed with presents and flowers. In a festive atmosphere, one of the passengers, Larisa Poghosyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, “clean and beautifully designed, the terminal is in full conformity with international standards.” In the framework of events dated to the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence, new terminal of Zvartnots airport was put into operation on September 16. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, ambassadors accredited to Armenia, as well as Armenian-born Argentine businessman Eduardo Eurnekian attended the opening ceremony on September 16. At 34 thousand sqm, the hi-tech terminal, complete with VIP halls, 46 check-in counters, an extensive parking lot, will enable servicing of up to 3,5 mln passengers annually. The construction of Zvartnots terminal, specifically designed for high earthquake stability, took USD160 mln in investments.  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 |  Latest news Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP  Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan.Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”.41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience.Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |
