Passenger traffic in Armenian airports grew by more than 9% in NovemberDecember 5, 2019 - 13:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The two Armenian airports served 235,809 people in November, up by 9.4% against the same period last year. An 10.1% increase in passenger traffic was observed in Yerevan's Zvartnots International Airport, which served 223,396 passengers against the 202,915 of November 2018. Shirak Airport of Gyumri, meanwhile, served 12,413 passengers, down by 1.7% from last year's 12,627. Since the beginning of the year, 2,931,080 people used the services of the two airports of Armenia, up by 11.4% overall. Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |