Armenia PM says more flights coming to Gyumri in OctoberSeptember 13, 2017 - 18:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime minister Karen Karapetyan said on Wednesday, September 13 that more flights will be operated from Shirak airport in the northern Armenian town of Gyumri which will help develop tourism in the city, Aysor.am reports. In a Q&A session at the parliament, Karapetyan was responding to concerns raised by lawmaker from Tsarukyan bloc Vardan Ghukasyan. Ghukasyan who was once the mayor of Gyumri, said that the city is going through dire straits. Karapetyan agreed that Gyumri doesn't make full use of its tourism potential, but added that Kumayri project is aimed at reviving the sector in the city. Besides, the PM said, more flights will be carried out from Shirak airport starting from October. 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 | 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. 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. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |