Relatives of Tu-154 plane crash victims organized protest rally in TehranJuly 22, 2009 - 21:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today, about 11:00 a.m., the relatives of recent crash victims and representatives of the Armenian community of Iran organized a protest rally in front of Caspian Airlines company's office. Protesters demanded that Caspian Airlines specify causes of the liner crash which killed 168 people, "Alik" newspaper reports.On July 15, Tu-154 liner crashed down at a distance of 200 km. from Tehran, 16 minutes after take-off. The liner was en route to Yerevan. There were 36 Armenians on board, with 5 being RA citizens. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |