  Yerevan, Sofia consider operation of combined flights April 3, 2012 - 17:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Visa facilitation between Armenia and Bulgaria may give a fresh impetus to development of business ties and cultural tourism. “As an EU member state, we must think of visa facilitation,” Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov told a press conference, stressing the importance of development of transport links between the two countries, particularly operation of combined flights. According to PM Borisov, Sofia-Yerevan and Yerevan-Russia transit flights may be quite promising. In this context, Boyko Borisov noted Bulgaria’s readiness to undertake relevant steps in this direction and disuses the issue during a joint Armenian-Bulgarian business forum, planned to be held following Armenia’s parliamentary elections.   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 Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |
