Armenia "doesn't know what Baku transports through its airspace"October 7, 2021 - 18:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the Civil Aviation Committee Tatevik Revazian has said the Armenian side does not what or whom Azerbaijani planes are carrying to Nakhijevan when using Armenia's airspace. Revazian made the remarks in an interview with the Public Television on Wednesday, October 6, in response to a statement from Baku, according to which Azerbaijan has begun to use the airspace of Armenia for domestic passenger flights to Nakhijevan․ Weighing in on concerns about the contents of the aircraft, Revazian said Azerbaijan has no right to transport weapons using a civilian plane. The official added that Armenia has never closed its airspace to Azerbaijan who stopped using it in 2014. On 12 November 2014, an Armenian Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter was shot down by Azerbaijani Armed Forces during a training flight in Nagorno-Karabakh, killing all three crew members. "Azerbaijan has never, in fact, closed its border for Armenian aircraft either, except during the 44-day war. We have never used Azerbaijan's airspace because it was not commercially justified," Revazian added. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news | 269 people evacuated amid severe floods in Armenia’s north According to the Interior Ministry, 269 people have been evacuated from their homes in Lori and Tavush provinces. Armenian delegation participating in NATO PA session The delegation is headed by Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the standing committee on defense and security matters. Schengen visa cost won’t change for Armenia – diplomat The increase in the cost of a Schengen visa will not apply to citizens of Armenia, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. |