Armenia Denies A-320 Crashed Over Lack of FuelMay 24, 2006 - 14:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian General Department of Civil Aviation (GDCA) denies lack of fuel as a version of A-320 jet crash. Besides the GDCA requests to refrain from untimely disputing over various versions of the crash. "The record box has not been decoded yet. It's premature to sound any versions of the crash. We refrain from any comments and advise the others to do the same," Spokesperson Gayane Davtyan said.At that Gayane Davtyan said the Armenian General Department of Civil Aviation and Armavia reiterated that A-320 had over 10 tons of fuel what was sufficient for a 4-hour flight. The plane was in the air an hour and 24 minutes, reported RIA Novosti. To remind, Armavia-owned A-320 crashed into the Black Sea early on May 3 killing all of 113 people aboard, including 8 crewmembers. Yesterday some Russian media reported that the tragedy happened over lack of fuel. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. 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. Partner news | EU encourages Armenia to prioritize strategic projects The EU has encouraged Armenia to prioritize strategic projects, according to a statement from the country’s Foreign Ministry. Some 100 detained as protesters, police clash in Yerevan Riot police fired stun grenades outside the Armenian parliament as they clashed with protesters. Exclusive access to all EURO 2024 games for Ucom subscribers This year once again Ucom stands as the primary partner of UEFA EURO 2024 in Armenia. Pashinyan congratulates Putin on Russia Day Nikol Pashinyan sent congratulatory messages to Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Mishustin on the occasion of Russia Day. |