Did Armenian soldier commit suicide?July 1, 2011 - 18:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A suicide was reported in Armenian armed forces.According to Armenian Defence Ministry, on June 28, a conscript Tigran Hambartsumyan was reported missing. A search was initiated in this connection. On June 29, at 01:15 p.m. the body of a soldier was found in a military unit-adjacent wood with a wound in his cubital fossa corresponding to the size of a razor found next to him. An investigation is under way. Despite suicide evidence, Hambartsumyan’s parents who spoke to him on the phone insist he was in a good mood a day before the incident. Hambartsumyan asked his parents to refill his mobile card for him, yet, when they called the soldier in an hour after doing so, Hambartsumyan was unavailable. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |