Official launch of Armavia's new flight held in BahrainOctober 26, 2009 - 18:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armavia launched a new flight at the "International airport of Bahrain" on October 26. The official ceremony was attended by the prime minister of Bahrain, senior officials of the state, the owner of Armavia and head of the Mika Limited company, Mikhail Baghdasarov, CEO of the airline Norayr Beluyan and other invited guests. According to Mr. Baghdasarov, the airline is actively developing, and is currently it is focused on cooperation with countries like Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt. Armenia is interesting to southern countries as a transit country, he said. "Bahrain does not have a direct flight to Moscow and many other European countries, where our company sucessfully operates," Mr. Baghdasarov said, the correspondent of a PanARMENIAN.Net reports from Bahrain. Mr. Baghdasarov also noted that the flight was opened at the suggestion of the opposite side. Since October 26 every Monday, passengers of the company along with Dubai, Aleppo and Beirut will be able to visit the city of Bahrain - the fourth point of Armavia in the Middle East. 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 Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |