“Last week we were informed that hundreds of citizens of Armenia have been left in Egypt due to the cancellation of several Hurghada-Yerevan flights, but thanks to the intensive work of several agencies, in particular the foreign ministry, the Armenian Embassy and Ambassador in Egypt we managed to organize two flights from Hurghada to Egypt. 132 Armenian citizens returned home on July 26 with the first flight, 183 citizens, including 8 children, returned on July 29 with the second flight. Later it was revealed that there are 109 Armenian citizens still in Hurghada who will arrive in Yerevan today at 14:25 with the plane of Taron Avia airline, for which we would like to thank the airline, the representatives of our civil aviation and the Zvartnots airport because this transfer is taking place through their efforts”, the deputy PM said.
He stated that it’s necessary to discuss the causes of this problem and understand what measures need to be taken to prevent such incidents, as well as make those responsible for the situation accountable.
The deputy PM proposed to continue the discussion of the preliminary concept within 2 weeks.
“I think every citizen of Armenia should be confident that the state and the government stand together with him/her in each case, where...
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