KOCHARYAN EXPRESSES CONDOLENCES TO PUTIN ON DEATH OF RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS

Arka News Agency, Armenia
June 28 2006

YEREVAN, June 28. /ARKA/. RA President Robert Kocharyan has addressed
a telegram to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the tragic
death of Russian diplomats in Baghdad.

"With deep sorrow and indignation we received the news about the
brutal violence against Russian diplomats who fell innocent victims
to terrorists in Baghdad," Kocharyan said.

According to Kocharyan, the violent act is another confirmation of the
inhuman essence of terrorism and of the necessity of urgent struggle
against all manifestation of terrorism, says the message.

The RF State Duma adopted a resolution demanding a comprehensive
investigation of the murder of Russian diplomats in Baghdad. The
RF Foreign Office has demanded that the Iraqi authorities and the
Command of the multinational forces exert every effort to punish the
perpetrators of this crime against the Russian citizens.