Russian Prosecutor's Office names 3 reasons for crash of Polish President's aircraftApril 10, 2010 - 16:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Investigative Committee of the Russian Prosecutor General's Office is looking into whether bad weather, human error, a technical malfunction or other reasons caused the crash of Polish President’s aircraft. The TU-154 carrying Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, heads of the General Staff and Central Bank, as well as dozens of politicians and officials crashed on April 10 morning. The plane hit treetops in heavy fog as it approached the airport. The plane crashed several hundred meters of the runway of Severny airport near Smolensk. The official Polish delegation headed by Kaczynski was traveling to participate in the events dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre. According to clarified data, there were 96 people aboard. None of them has survived. Under the Polish constitution, the presidential powers have been transferred to Sejm speaker Bronislaw Komorowski, Lenta.ru reported. Related links: Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | 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. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |