Relatives of crash victims flied to IranJuly 16, 2009 - 13:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The relatives of people who died in yesterday's air crash have today flied to Iran.Caspian Airlines will cover all their travel expenses, the company representatives told a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent. Relatives of crash victims will arrive in Tehran before week-end. On July 15, Tu-154 aircraft belonging to Caspian Airlines company crashed down during Yerevan Tehran flight, 16 minutes after take-off. The plane came down near Kvezin Jannatabad province, lying at a distance of 200 km. from Tehran. Out of 153 passengers (including 2 children and 15 crew members), 6 were Armenian citizens, with 2 being crew members. The total number of people bearing Armenian surnames was 35. As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. 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. Partner news |