ARMENIA’S FOREIGN MINISTER UNDERTAKES WHOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR
AUTOMOBILE-PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY HIS SON
YEREVAN, AUGUST 25. ARMINFO. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia
Vardan Oskanian undertakes the whole responsibility for the accident,
when Oskanian son Ara Oskanian run over a pedestrian in Yerevan on Aug
22.
“I undertake the whole responsibility for this incident, as my son was
using the Foreign Ministry’s car on duty with my permission and on my
instructions.
Sometimes, in late evening or the weekends I drive this car or my son
does it with my permission. However, this incident showed that hence I
must be more prudent in similar issues. At the moment we more worry
about the state of health of the victim Karen Gyunjian. Fortunately,
physicians estimate his health as satisfactory. I hope in the nearest
future Karen will get well. My son has called on him in the hospital”,
said in the statement of the foreign minister.
To remind, the accident occurred on the night of August 22, at the
crossroad of Amiryan and Mashtots streets in Yerevan. The victim Karen
Gyunjian (1980) with fractures and bodily harms were taken to the
reanimation department of St. Gregory the Illuminator Medical
Centre. According to the information, Minister’s son committed the
accident on Audi A-6 automobile belonging to Armenia’s Foreign
Ministry. An action was brought before the court on this fact, Yerevan
State motor licensing and inspection department conducts
investigations. Noteworthy, this accident is not the first which Ara
Oskanian committed.
Last year, on “Mercedes” (also belonging to Armenia’s Foreign
Ministry) at the way from Parakar village to Yerevan he crashed to the
traffic-post getting bod ily harms and damaging state property.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress