AHMADINEJAD ORDERS PROBE

Times of India
July 16 2009

Armenian president Serzh Sarkisian declared Thursday, July 16, a day of
mourning in Armenia after a Tehran-Yerevan flight crashed on Wednesday

afternoon killing all 168 people on board, including many citizens
of Armenia and ethnic Armenians.

His counterpart in Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered his country’s
roads and transportation ministry to launch a probe into the disaster.

Sarkisian cut shot his provincial trip and returned to capital Yerevan
upon learning the news, his presidential office said. In his words of
condolences released by his office, Sarkisian said: "We can’t recover
the losses, but we express our support to the families and friends
of the victims."

"It is difficult to find words of consolation for the people who
lost a family member or relative. I wish them spiritual strength and
courage to overcome this great tragedy," said Sarkisian.