  Armenia PM offers condolences over Iran plane crash January 8, 2020 - 17:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has offered condolences to the families of the victims of a Ukrainian International Airlines plane that crashed en route from Iran to Kiev shortly after takeoff from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport on Wednesday, January 8. “It was with great sorrow that I learned about the crash of a civilian aircraft near the airport in Tehran,” Pashinyan said. “On behalf of the Armenian people and myself, I express my sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the tragic catastrophe.” The Armenian Foreign Ministry said earlier that no Armenian nationals or citizens were among the casualties of the crash. A senior public relations official at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport, Ali Khashani, said the Boeing 737 was bound for Kiev. The aircraft, Khashani said, went down on Wednesday morning and caught fire after crashing. According to the official, the crash was likely due to technical problems. All 176 people on board were killed.   Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan.Caring for nature, we have started with ourselves - Team Telecom Armenia Team Telecom Armenia summarized the work undertaken within the company in the direction of environmental protection.Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. |
