Zvartnots Airport posts passenger traffic of 306 467 in Jan-MarchApril 23, 2013 - 11:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of passengers at Zvartnots Airport in January – March 2013 totaled 306 467 against 303 571 posted during the same period in 2012. According to the Central Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia, 141 192 people arrived in the country during the reporting period. 165 275 people left Armenia during the reporting period against 164 880 in that of 2012. About 2 523 tons of cargo was transported in January –March 2013. The total number of takeoffs and landings in the reporting period reached 1 935 against 2 150 during the same period in 2012. 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |