MOSCOW-YEREVAN FLIGHT PLANE FORCE-LANDED IN BAKU AIRPORTDecember 23, 2002 - 22:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Aeroflot" Russian air company plane executing Moscow-Yerevan flight on the night of December 22-23 force-landed in Baku "Bina" airport. As "Aeroflot" Yerevan office told "Arminfo" agency, Boeing-737 had to make an emergency landing in Baku, as Armenian airports refused to receive the plane with 131 passengers on board due to bad weather conditions. The plane twice circled within the air space of Armenia. After that it made an emergency landing in "Bina" airport, where it stayed some 2.5 hours. Within that period of time the passengers did not leave the plane. In order to avoid incidents the plane was guarded by local police. According to the information provided by the Central Administrative Board of the civil aviation of Armenia, the Armenian air flying control officers maintained permanent contact with their Azeri colleagues. It became possible to receive the Boeing in "Armenia" Yerevan airport only this morning. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |