Did Armenian soldier commit suicide?July 1, 2011 - 18:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A suicide was reported in Armenian armed forces.According to Armenian Defence Ministry, on June 28, a conscript Tigran Hambartsumyan was reported missing. A search was initiated in this connection. On June 29, at 01:15 p.m. the body of a soldier was found in a military unit-adjacent wood with a wound in his cubital fossa corresponding to the size of a razor found next to him. An investigation is under way. Despite suicide evidence, Hambartsumyan’s parents who spoke to him on the phone insist he was in a good mood a day before the incident. Hambartsumyan asked his parents to refill his mobile card for him, yet, when they called the soldier in an hour after doing so, Hambartsumyan was unavailable. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |