Remains of 12 killed in Sochi jet crash to be transported to ArmeniaNovember 15, 2007 - 16:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bodies of three passengers and fragments of bodies of nine other passengers killed in A-320 jet crash near Sochi in May 2006 will be transported to Yerevan, said the PR department at the Ministry of Territorial Administration.The remains will be brought to Yerevan by Armavia national carrier presumably on Thursday. According to the expertise, five were residents of Yerevan, the others lived in Kotayk, Shirak, Armavir, Tavush and Lori regions. Their relatives have been already informed, Novosti Armenia reports. May 3 night Airbus-320 owned by Armavia national carrier crashed in the Black Sea 6 km away from Adler airport killing all of 113 people aboard, including 6 children and 8 crewmembers. Among them were 26 Russian citizens, one Ukrainian and one Georgian citizen, while the rest were Armenian citizens. The final report of the Intergovernmental Aviation Commission said that ineffective actions of crewmembers resulted in the fatal air crush. According to the conclusion of experts no failures in engines or board systems were registered, the plane reacted to autopilot's instructions and the crew's operations and there was enough fuel in the plane for successful completion of the flight. "The airbus crushed into the water during a dirigible flight while trying to carry out a maneuver for gaining height after ending the first attempt to land in the Sochi airport in bad weather conditions that were worse of necessary minimum norms for line 06," the report of the Intergovernmental Aviation Commission said. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |