Zvartnots airport passenger traffic grew by 12% in 2016January 13, 2017 - 14:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The passenger traffic at Yerevan’s Zvartnots international airport soared by 12% in 2016 as compared to the previous year. In all the Armenian airports, the traffic grew by 10.4% in January-December 2016, up by around 200.000 passengers overall. According to the General Department of Civil Aviation, 2.105.540 passengers have used the services of the airport in the reporting period. In 2016, 18.269 tons of cargo has been transported, up by 80.4% against 2015. 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 | Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. |