Armenian PM extends condolences to BelgiumMarch 16, 2012 - 12:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan sent a note of condolences to Elio Di Rupo, Prime Minister of Belgium over the tragedy in Sierre, Switzerland. “I am deeply saddened by the tragedy in the Swiss city of Sierre which took a toll on 28 Belgians. On behalf of the Armenian government and personally myself, I’d like to express my deepest condolences to you, friendly Belgian people and families of victims, and wish you strength and patience in this moment of grief,” the statement says. 46 children and four teachers from two Belgian schools were returning home from a skiing holiday late Tuesday, March 13, when their coach slammed into a concrete wall in the motorway tunnel. 22 of the dead were from Belgium while the other 6 fatalities were from the Netherlands. Three of the injured children remained in critical condition, a Swiss hospital spokeswoman said, and could not be moved. The body of the driver was also expected to remain as "health analyses have to be carried out" to check if he was suffering from an illness that could have caused the accident. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news | 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. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. |