Bako Sahakyan: Stepanakert airport should be put in commission as plannedJuly 13, 2009 - 11:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan attended Saturday Stepanakert airport to watch the construction works being carried out there.The head of state underlined the importance of carrying out the work in an uninterruptible manner and putting the airport in commission as planned. NKR Prime Minister Ara Harutyunyan, head of the Central department of Civil Aviation under the government of the Republic of Armenia Artem Movsisyan and other officials accompanied the President during the visit, reported the Central Information Department of the Office of the NKR President. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |