  No Armenians among victims of quake and tsunami in Japan March 11, 2011 - 21:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - No Armenians suffered in the earthquake that hit Japan on March 11. Spokesman for the Armenian Foreign Ministry Tigran Balayan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that currently there are 30Armenian citizens in Japan. “We keep in touch with the citizens. They are out of danger,” said Balayan. A massive tsunami triggered by Japan's most powerful earthquake in nearly a century on March 11 wrought devastation in northeast coastal Japan, sweeping away houses, ships and cars and set ablaze several buildings, killing over 300 people.   Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering.   Partner news |  Latest news Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022  Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact.Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran.Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to.Armenia will leave Russian-led military bloc, says Pashinyan Armenia will leave the Russian-led Collective Security Organization, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, without giving any dates. |
