  Paper: govt. hasn’t provided funds to ship Flora Martirosyan’s body to Armenia November 27, 2012 - 13:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Zhoghovurd daily, Prosperous Armenia party leader Gagik Tsarukyan and other entrepreneurs donated major sums to the family of Flora Martirosyan to ship the late singer’s body from the U.S. to Armenia. As was confirmed by Prosperous Armenia spokesperson, “Flora Martirosyan’s husband spoke about a need for funds with Tsarukyan, who, as a token of deep respect for the singer donated $20 thousand to her family.” Asked by daily why the government failed to cover shipment costs, the Prime Minister’s spokesman Harutyun Berberyan noted, “around AMD 1,7 million will be allocated to arrange the funeral. A relevant resolution will be signed today, with the report posed on government’s website. Shipment costs will also be refunded.” Partner news  Top stories The State Symbols Day was first celebrated in 2010, on the initiative of WE state values preservation foundation. In 1979-1981, Vrezh Israeyelyan worked in “Hayreniki Dzayn” (Homeland Voice) weekly newspaper. Yerevan municipality’s 2013 environmental program envisages creation of new lawns covering area of 3.2 hectares. Melkonian had no prior service record in any country's army before being placed in command of an estimated 4,000 men in the war.   Partner news |  Latest news "Borat" scribe’s comedy "I Give It a Year" trailer unveiled (video)  The film follows a couple who get married after just 7 months of knowing one another, and every thinks they're a little bit crazy for doing so.Wikileaks founder Assange vows to stay in embassy “even if sex claims dropped” “We know there is an ongoing investigation in the US and we know I am a target of the Federal grand jury,” Assange said.Russia’s Putin warns against sending weapons to Syrian rebels Putin defended his decision to continue supplying weapons to the regime, which he said was no more than completing legal contracts.Thousands evacuated as fire hits ammunition depot in central Russia The incident is the latest in a string of fires and explosions at munitions storage and disposal sites that have plagued Russia in the past two years. |
