Air Armenia to resume flights as Russian debt problems settledSeptember 20, 2014 - 17:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Air Armenia’s Russian representation issued necessary payments to the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation) to continue operating flights. As Air Armenia marketing department chief Sirakan Hambartusmyan told PanARMENIAN.Net the Agency assured that the flights will be operated without restrictions. Earlier, Russian Federal Air Transport Agency announced plans to suspend air navigation services to Air Armenia over the airline’s outstanding and current debts of $1.1 million staring from September 21. According to the state-owned corporation, Air Armenia had repeatedly been given postponement for the outstanding air navigation services payments As Air Armenia explained at the time, the payment problem was a technical one: the payments were extended in U.S. dollars and didn’t reach the addressee over banking sanctions. Further transactions will be made onto a new bank account, leaving only the current debt of $700 thousand unpaid. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |