ARMENIA STANDS READY TO RENDER ESSENTIAL ASSISTANCE TO CHINA

PanARMENIAN.Net
14.05.2008 16:26 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan extended
condolences to Hu Jintao over the devastating earthquake in China,
the RA leader’s press office reported.

"On behalf of the Republic of Armenia I extend condolences to the
friendly people of China over the devastating earthquake in southwest
Sichuan Province.

I share the grief of the families of those killed and wish soonest
recovery to those injured. I am confident that the Chinese
people will find the strengths to repair the damage caused by
the disaster. Armenia, as a country experienced in elimination
of earthquake consequences, stands ready to render the essential
assistance," the President’s message says.

Monday’s 7.9 magnitude quake was centered in mountainous Wenchuan
County, about 90 kilometers away from the Sichuan provincial capital,
Chengdu.

Rescuers hiking over landslide-blocked roads reached the epicenter,
pulling bodies and a few survivors from collapsed buildings. The death
toll of more than 12,000 is certain to rise as the buried were found.