Mexico Tourism Minister fatally shot March 10, 2013 - 17:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The recently appointed tourism minister in western Mexican state of Jalisco was fatally shot on Saturday, March 9, according to Belfast Telegraph. The attack on Jose de Jesus Gallegos Alvarez, while he was driving in a suburb of Guadalajara, may have been related to his business dealings, authorities said. He was shot with a 9-mm pistol during a chase as he drove his car in Zapopan, state government general secretary Arturo Zamora said. He said preliminary investigations indicated the attack was not related to his work promoting tourism. Jalisco is home to Guadalajara, Mexico's second-largest city, as well as such popular Mexican traditions as mariachi music and tequila. Gallegos, an engineer, was founder and president of a firm that was a key developer of the Mayan Resorts and several tower blocks in Guadalajara and other resort cities such as Acapulco. Local political and police officials are often targets of assassinations in Mexico, but rarely tourism officials. President Enrique Pena Nieto condemned the attack on his Twitter account and said he had ordered a thorough investigation to bring those responsible to justice.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
