MOURNING DECLARED IN ARMENIA OVER PLANE CRASH

Mediamax
July 15 2009
Armenia

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has signed a decree to declare
16 July day of mourning for the victims of the Tehran-Yerevan plane
crash on 15 July, Mediamax news agency has reported.

The Armenian president convened an emergency meeting to discuss details
of the plane crash. A special government commission led by Minister
for Territorial Management Armen Gevorkyan was set up at the meeting,
the agency said.

The Armenian president also offered his condolences to the families
of the passengers killed in the plane crash.