1.5 MILLION AMD FOR EVERY CITIZEN OF ARMENIA KILLED IN THE AIR ACCIDENT
Lusine Vasilyan

"Radilur"
16.07.2009 16:35

The Armenian Government today made the decision to allocate means
from the state budget to the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs in
assistance to the families of the victims of the crashed TU 154 plane.

RA Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Gevorg Petrosyan said 1.5
million AMD would be paid for every citizen of the Republic of Armenia
killed in the accident. Another 675 thousand AMD will be allocated
to the Yerevan City Hall for a number of expenses.

A special commission has been established headed by Deputy Prime
Minister, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan,
which has already conducted several sittings. It has organized
the transportation of the relatives to the site of the disaster,
has settled a number of issues connected with funeral expenses and
insurances.

Head of the Civil Aviation Department Artyom Movsisyan reported
that the commission had worked over the night to finally clarify the
passenger lists.

"According to the final data, there were 36 Armenians in the plane,
5 of which were citizens of the Republic of Armenia," Artyom Movsisyan
said.

According to the Head of the Civil Aviation Department, eleven
commissions are investigating the accidence from the Iranian side.