Armenians injured in St Petersburg metro explosion: foreign ministryApril 3, 2017 - 20:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The foreign ministry said on Monday, April 3 that according to preliminary data Armenians were injured in an explosion at underground stations in St. Petersburg. "Names of Armenians who suffered are currently being specified," spokesman Tigran Balayan told PanARMENIAN.Net adding that the foreign ministry is working to find out whether those affected are Armenian citizens. The foreign ministry of Armenia has no more information at the moment. Ten people have been killed in an explosion between two underground stations in St Petersburg. The head of Russia's National Anti-Terrorist Committee said the blast hit a train between Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut stations. The committee said an explosive device was later found and made safe at another station nearby. President Vladimir Putin said all causes, especially terrorism, were being investigated. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |