ARMENIAN EX-INTERIOR MINISTER AMONG DEAD AT A-320 CRASH

Regnum, Russia
May 3 2006

Former Armenian Interior Minister (1988-90), former head of the
Armenian National Security Committee (1990-92) Usik Arutyunyan is
reported to among victims of the A-320 crash near Sochi, a REGNUM
correspondent is told by spokesman for the Armenian National Security
Service Artsvin Bagramyan.

Among dead son of former head of the Armenian National Security
Service Karlos Petrosyan – Aram Petrosyan. It is worth mentioning,
Usik Arutyunyan was Executive Director at the Zakneftegazstroy-Prometey
Company.

As REGNUM earlier reported, former Director General of the
Armenian Airlines Company Vyacheslav Yaralov, who was flying to his
mother-in-law’s funeral with his spouse, is also reported dead.