  First direct Yerevan-Van flight to launch April 3 March 1, 2013 - 15:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A direct Yerevan-Van flight will become available through the efforts of Narekavan Tour travel agency founders. As the agency director Armen Hovhannisyan told journalists, the first flight was scheduled for April 3. The flight will be operating on Wednesdays and Sundays jointly with Borajet Turkish company. The ticket for a 40-minute trip is priced at $250, with a 20% discount offered for April flights. According to Hovhannisyan, the flight will increase the already significant tourist inflow to Van to boost business ties between Armenia and Turkey.   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 Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
