President expressed condolences to the families of crash victimsJuly 15, 2009 - 19:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan has expressed his condolences to the relatives of people who died in today's plane crash. "It's hard to find words to console people who lost their loved ones. Expressing sincere condolences, I wish them patience and strength of spirit," RA President's press service quotes Mr. Sargsyan as saying.Caspian Airlines Company's plane carrying out flight in Tehran-Yerevan direction has crashed today, July 15th. The liner was carrying 154 passengers, including 2 children. According to preliminary data, 40 out of 154 passengers were rA citizens. Among 16 crew members, there were citizens of both Iran and Armenia. None of them survived. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |