The Armenian government will not to step in to save the Armavia airline from bankruptcy and will decide soon whether to choose a new national operator or liberalize the civil aviation sector, a senior official said on Saturday.
A hitherto unknown private company confirmed on Monday reports that it is seeking to become Armenia’s new national airline following the bankruptcy of the Armavia carrier.
The head of Armenian soccer’s governing body has refused to accept the resignation of national team coach Vartan Minasian in the wake of a FIFA World Cup qualifier in which Armenia suffered a crushing defeat from a visiting Czech side.
An Armenian travel agency announced on Tuesday the imminent launch of landmark direct flights from Yerevan to the southeastern Turkish city of Van that used to be mostly populated by Armenians.
Paruyr Hayrikian, a defeated presidential candidate, said on Thursday that he is still far from recovering from a gunshot wound sustained on January 31 and criticized the ongoing criminal investigation into the mysterious shooting.
Campaigning in Armenia’s presidential election officially drew to a close on Saturday, with President Serzh Sarkisian again lavishing praise on his main challengers just one day after accusing them of irresponsible populism.
The two main opposition candidates in the Armenian presidential race claimed on Friday that President Serzh Sarkisian will fail to win reelection on Monday if the vote is not rigged in his favor.
President Vladimir Putin has formally authorized Russia’s government to negotiate a new defense agreement with Armenia that should lead to joint manufacturing weapons and other military equipment by the two nations.
Russia could build a new early-warning radar station in Armenia after failing to extend the lease on such a facility located in Azerbaijan, the Armenian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
Five Armenian pilots flying a cargo plane in Congo died at the weekend when it crashed at Brazzaville airport, also killing around 30 other people.
The Armenian government issued a stern warning to Armavia, the struggling national airline, on Friday amid its continuing financial dispute with Yerevan’s Zvartnots international airport increasingly disrupting the country’s air traffic.
Two key members of Armenia’s national chess team expressed confidence on Tuesday that it will retain its dominant positions in the game in the years to come after winning three of the last four world chess Olympiads.
