Politician says clashes between Sochi’s Armenians and Chechens not orchestrated May 30, 2012 - 16:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - CIS States Institute director commented on the conflict between Armenian population of Russian city of Sochi and Dagestan and Chechnya nationals working at Olympic construction in the city. “I don’t believe any third side to have caused the clashes between the workers and Sochi’s Armenian population,” Kostantin Zatulin told a news conference in Yerevan. According to the Russian politician, “one doesn’t expect high levels of sophistication from construction workers.” Clashes between Armenian and Dagestan nationals have been reported at Sochi’s Adler region for several days. According to official sources, Armenian youth started the fight, while trying to protect Armenian girls from abusive behavior of the Dagestanis. 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 | Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. |