Baku threats unrelated to stalled Stepanakert airport opening September 15, 2011 - 14:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Military expert Artsrun Hovhannisyan commented on the prospects of Stepanakert airport, which is currently under construction. Dwelling on earlier Baku threats to shoot down civilian planes on Yerevan-Stepanakert route, the expert named the possibility highly remote. At a news conference in Yerevan, Hovhannisyan denied the threats as the reason behind postponed opening of the airport, noting, “the airport being of major importance to the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, it's essential to secure its proper functioning by solving all technical issues, which can't be achieved in a hurry.” The Nagorno Karabakh Republic is pressing ahead with plans to reopen the country’s sole civilian airport that was shut down nearly two decades ago. Flights to and from the airport, located 8 kilometers east of Stepanakert, had been discontinued in 1991 amid intensifying armed clashes in and around Karabakh. Transport communication between the territory and the outside world has since been carried out only by land, via Armenia. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |