Armenia offers blankets in aid to Tsunami victims

Armenia offers blankets in aid to Tsunami victims

Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
5 Jan 05

[Presenter] Today Armenians said prayers in churches for the 150,000
victims of the Asian earthquake and tsunami disaster and Europeans
observed a three-minute’ silence to remember those killed by the
tsunami.

The Armenian Foreign Ministry today once again confirmed that there
was no information about any Armenians affected by the natural
disaster.

Within the next few days, Armenia will send warm blankets and
appliances to countries affected by the Asian tsunami. The State
Directorate for Emergency Situations received an appropriate
instruction from the [Armenian] government.

[Nikolay Grigoryan, adviser to the head of the State Directorate for
Emergency Situations under the Armenian government, captioned] The
government instructed the State Directorate for Emergency Situations
to send aid. We shall send warm blankets and appliances. Within the
next few days, the aid will be shipped to regions hit by the
earthquake.