ARMENIAN PRESIDENT CONVEYS CONDOLENCES TO PRESIDENTS OF RUSSIA AND USA
YEREVAN, July 2. / ARKA /. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
conveyed today his condolences to Russia's President Vladimir Putin
in connection with the crash of helicopter MI-8 in Yakutia, which
resulted in the death of a large numbers of people. Sargsyan asked
his Russian counterpart to convey his condolences and support to the
families and friends of the victims.
Russian authorities say 19 people have died after a helicopter carrying
28 people, including 11 children, crashed in a remote Siberian
region of Yakutia. The Interstate Aviation Committee, Russia's top
aviation body, said that a Mi-8 helicopter crash-landed in a remote
mountainous area on Tuesday, dozens of miles away from the nearest
village, and caught fire. The committee said there were 28 people on
board. Emergency officials said that 11 of them were children.
President Serzh Sargsyan sent also a letter of condolences to U.S.
President Barack Obama in connection with the death of 19 firefighters
in the state of Arizona. Sargsyan's press office said the president
expressed support to Barack Obama, the families of firefighters and
the friendly American people wishing them patience and strength.
Nineteen members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, based in Prescott,
Ariz., were killed Sunday evening when a windblown wildfire overcame
them north of Phoenix. It was the deadliest single day for U.S.
firefighters since Sept. 11. Fourteen of the victims were in their
20s. -0-
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From: A. Papazian
YEREVAN, July 2. / ARKA /. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
conveyed today his condolences to Russia's President Vladimir Putin
in connection with the crash of helicopter MI-8 in Yakutia, which
resulted in the death of a large numbers of people. Sargsyan asked
his Russian counterpart to convey his condolences and support to the
families and friends of the victims.
Russian authorities say 19 people have died after a helicopter carrying
28 people, including 11 children, crashed in a remote Siberian
region of Yakutia. The Interstate Aviation Committee, Russia's top
aviation body, said that a Mi-8 helicopter crash-landed in a remote
mountainous area on Tuesday, dozens of miles away from the nearest
village, and caught fire. The committee said there were 28 people on
board. Emergency officials said that 11 of them were children.
President Serzh Sargsyan sent also a letter of condolences to U.S.
President Barack Obama in connection with the death of 19 firefighters
in the state of Arizona. Sargsyan's press office said the president
expressed support to Barack Obama, the families of firefighters and
the friendly American people wishing them patience and strength.
Nineteen members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, based in Prescott,
Ariz., were killed Sunday evening when a windblown wildfire overcame
them north of Phoenix. It was the deadliest single day for U.S.
firefighters since Sept. 11. Fourteen of the victims were in their
20s. -0-
- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/politics/armenian_president_conveys_condolences_to_presiden ts_of_russia_and_usa/#sthash.mRUVKTMM.dpuf
From: A. Papazian