DMITRY MEDVEDEV SENT HIS CONDOLENCES TO PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA SERZH SARGSYAN AND PRESIDENT OF IRAN MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD FOLLOWING CRASH OF A PASSENGER AIRCRAFT

States News Service
July 15, 2009 Wednesday

The following information was released by the office of the President
of Russia:

A telegram to President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan reads, in part:

"We were deeply saddened to hear the news that citizens of the Republic
of Armenia had lost their lives when a passenger plane crashed en
route from Tehran to Yerevan.

Please accept our deepest condolences following this tragedy, and
pass our words of sympathy and support to the families and friends
of the victims, and to all the people of Armenia."

The telegram to President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reads, in part:

"The people of Russia were deeply saddened to learn about the jet
crash near Qazvin, ending many lives.

Please accept my deepest condolences in regard to this tragedy,
and please give our condolences to the families and friends of the
victims in this difficult time of grief."

The Tu-154 aircraft, belonging to Iran’s Caspian Airlines, was flying
from Tehran to Yerevan when it crashed, 100 kilometres from Iranian
capital. 168 people were on board.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress