ArmenPress
Feb 23 2005

KOCHARIAN CONDOLES VICTIMS OF IRANIAN EARTHQUAKE

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 23, ARMENPRESS: Armenian president Robert
Kocharian sent a message of condolences to his Iranian counterpart
Mohammad Khatami to convey his sympathies in connection with the
devastating earthquake that hit the country’s south-eastern parts.
“I learned about the earthquake that took lives of hundreds of
people with great pain. I offer on behalf of Armenians and myself our
condolences to you and the friendly people of Iran,” Kocharian’s
message reads.
An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale hit southeastern
Iran at 05:55 hours local time (0225 GMT) on Tuesday, killing,
according to the latest reports, about 700 people and injuring
thousands of others.
A killer earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 on the Richter scale
flattened the historical city of Bam in the same province on December
26, 2003, killing over 30,000 people and injuring thousands more.