Bathyscaph Conveyed from Moscow to SochiMay 3, 2006 - 19:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At 8 p.m. Moscow time another sitting of the commission for the investigation of the jet crash will be held in Sochi. As Armenian Ambassador to Russia Armen Smbatyan informed, the details of the crash investigation and process of the search works will be discussed. Armen Smbatyan said at 4 p.m. Russian Minister of transport Igor Levtin and Secretary of the Security Council at the RA President Serge Sargsyan held the first sitting of the commission. According to the Armenian diplomat, the weather in Sochi is still very unfavorable; it's raining heavily. "According to the preliminary date, the crash occurred over bad meteorological conditions," the Amb. said. In his words, bodies of 50 people that can be identified have been found so far. "The rescuers are searching for the record box. Since the depth of the water reaches 500 meters, a bathyscaph was conveyed from Moscow to Sochi," Armen Smbatyan said, reported IA Regnum. Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. 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. |