Armenia PM says more flights coming to Gyumri in OctoberSeptember 13, 2017 - 18:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime minister Karen Karapetyan said on Wednesday, September 13 that more flights will be operated from Shirak airport in the northern Armenian town of Gyumri which will help develop tourism in the city, Aysor.am reports. In a Q&A session at the parliament, Karapetyan was responding to concerns raised by lawmaker from Tsarukyan bloc Vardan Ghukasyan. Ghukasyan who was once the mayor of Gyumri, said that the city is going through dire straits. Karapetyan agreed that Gyumri doesn't make full use of its tourism potential, but added that Kumayri project is aimed at reviving the sector in the city. Besides, the PM said, more flights will be carried out from Shirak airport starting from October. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. 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. |