KOCHARIAN EXPRESSES GRATITUDE FOR ACTIONS TAKEN AFTER AIRBUS A320 CRASH

Interfax, Russia
May 24 2006

MOSCOW. May 24 (Interfax) – Armenian President Robert Kocharian has
expressed gratitude for the actions taken by Russia after the crash
of the Armavia Airbus A320 near Sochi in a telephone conversation
with President Vladimir Putin.

“The Armenian president expressed gratitude for Russia’s efficient
and full-scale involvement in the rescue operation after the crash and
congratulated the president for the successful completion of efforts
to recover the flight recorders,” the Kremlin said, adding that the
conversation was initiated by Kocharian.

Putin “expressed hope that the recovering of the black boxes, which
became possible as a result of the unique skills of experts, will
allow to uncover all the details of the crash,” the Kremlin said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress