ARA ABRAHAMYAN ASSISTED RELEASE OF RUSSIAN SAILORS FROM NIGERIA PRISON
PanArmenian News Network
Aug 6 2005
06.08.2005 04:02 — /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The release of Russian sailors
from Nigerian prison is the outcome of “common efforts of diplomats
and public figures,” Chairman of the Union of Armenians of Russia
Ara Abrahamyan stated. In his words, the same tactics, as that of
liberation of 6 Armenian pilots from Equato-Guinean prison was used
when releasing Russian sailors from Nigerian prison. “It was pleasant
to hear that the Nigerian court agreed to release Russian sailors
owing to Russian Embassy guarantees. This is good luck and an outcome
of our common efforts,” A. Abrahamyan noted. It should be reminded
that a crew of Russian sailors, who served on a Greek company tanker,
was arrested by Nigerian authorities in autumn 2003 and were charged
of oil contraband, reported IA Regnum.