Pashinyan expresses condolences over Batumi building collapseOctober 9, 2021 - 17:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, October 9 sent a letter of condolences to his Georgian counterpart Irakli Garibashvili, one day after a residential building partially collapsed in the Black Sea city of Batumi, leaving an unidentified number of people trapped under the debris. "Please accept my deepest condolences on the tragic incident that claimed human lives in Batumi. Please convey my words of consolation and endurance to the families and loved ones of all the victims," Pashinyan said. Five people were killed and several injured after the seven-story building collapsed in the seaside city, the country’s police chief said. “We are looking for the others, possible no more than 10 people were trapped under the rubble,” Vakhtang Gomelauri, the Minister of Internal Affairs and the country’s head of the police, told reporters in a televised briefing on Saturday. The victims were residents of the building and the dead include two children. 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 | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. |