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GYUMRI KILLING SHOULD NOT BE OVER-POLITICIZED - ARMENIAN DEFENSE MINISTER
Interfax, Russia
January 13, 2015 Tuesday 9:42 PM MSK
YEREVAN. Jan 13
The killing of six people in the Armenian city of Gyumri, of which
Russian military serviceman Valery Permyakov is suspected, should
not be over-politicized, says Armenian Defense Minister Seiran Oganian.
"I am sorry and would like to express my deep condolences to the
relatives of those killed. Russian First Deputy Defense Minister Arkady
Bakhnin is also here. The Russian defense minister and his deputies
pointed out in conversations with me that consistent legal work is
important. The investigation will find everything out, and those
responsible will be punished," Oganian told journalists on Tuesday.
"However, I believe it would be wrong to politicize this incident
and look for signs of deterioration in Armenian-Russian relations. We
have quite a high level of political relations with Russia, and our
cooperation in the military field is also at a high level," he said.
Six people, members of the same family, including a two-year-old
child, were killed in Gyumri in northern Armenia on January 12. A
six-month-old child was injured and hospitalized in critical
condition. Permyakov, a serviceman from the 102nd Russian Military
Base, has been detained on suspicion of committing the killings.
Armenian police deputy chief Unan Pogosian said on Tuesday that
Permyakov had confessed to the murder, although his motives were
still unknown.
Interfax, Russia
January 13, 2015 Tuesday 9:42 PM MSK
YEREVAN. Jan 13
The killing of six people in the Armenian city of Gyumri, of which
Russian military serviceman Valery Permyakov is suspected, should
not be over-politicized, says Armenian Defense Minister Seiran Oganian.
"I am sorry and would like to express my deep condolences to the
relatives of those killed. Russian First Deputy Defense Minister Arkady
Bakhnin is also here. The Russian defense minister and his deputies
pointed out in conversations with me that consistent legal work is
important. The investigation will find everything out, and those
responsible will be punished," Oganian told journalists on Tuesday.
"However, I believe it would be wrong to politicize this incident
and look for signs of deterioration in Armenian-Russian relations. We
have quite a high level of political relations with Russia, and our
cooperation in the military field is also at a high level," he said.
Six people, members of the same family, including a two-year-old
child, were killed in Gyumri in northern Armenia on January 12. A
six-month-old child was injured and hospitalized in critical
condition. Permyakov, a serviceman from the 102nd Russian Military
Base, has been detained on suspicion of committing the killings.
Armenian police deputy chief Unan Pogosian said on Tuesday that
Permyakov had confessed to the murder, although his motives were
still unknown.