Artsakh authorities never set exact date for airport opening![]() April 6, 2011 - 12:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Artsakh authorities never set exact date for the opening of Stepanakert airport. “May 9 was never set as the opening date. These were just rumors that circulated quickly,” head of the central information department at the Artsakh presidential office David Babayan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. “The airport building as well as the takeoff and landing strip are ready for operation. There are some technical issues left,” he said. Earlier, media reports suggested that the opening is set for May 9, Shushi liberation day. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said he will be the first passengers to land in the airport, thus responding to Azerbaijan’s threats to shoot down the Stepanakert-bound planes. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |