Artsakh President hails Stepanakert airport construction works January 24, 2012 - 18:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On January 24, President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited the Stepanakert airport, familiarized himself with the ongoing work on site and convoked a working consultation on issues related to putting the airport into operation. Head of the NKR Civil Aviation Department Dmitriy Adbashyan, representatives of the department and the airport delivered reports on the works carried out in 2011. Bako Sahakyan further expressed satisfaction with the activities promoted stressing the need to maintain the pace and quality of the works. Artsakh President noted that the airport is of paramount strategic importance to the republic and putting it into operation will positively affect the country’s socioeconomic development. The Head of the State underlined that the whole work should be done impeccably and on time, Central Information Department at NKR President's Office reported. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |