ARMENIAN MINISTER AND DEPUTY MINISTER OF ENERGY AMONG PASSENGERS OF
HELICOPTER THAT CRASHED IN SYUNIK

SISIAN, JUNE 11, NOYAN TAPAN. While performing a civil order in Syunik
marz, on June 9 at 9:40 am the MI-8 helicopter of the RA defence
ministry made an emergency landing 12 km north-east of the city of
Sisian and went down beacuse of a strong wind. As a result of the
crash, the pilot – 30-year-old capitan Artyom Trabzanian received brain
and lung injuries and was taken to Yerevan’s central military hospital.

Among passenger was the RA deputy minister of energy Areg Galstian, 51,
who had an internal abdominal hemorrhage and was taken to the military
hospital of Sisian. Some other passengers received minor injuries.

NT was informed from the Rescue Service of the RA Ministry of
Terrotorial Governance that the RA minister of Energy Armen Movsisian
was also in the helicopter. He was not hurt.

Doctors say that the injuries of A. Galstian and A. Trabzanian are of
medium severity.