NATIONAL ASSEMBLY STANDS IN SILENCE TO RESPECT MEMORY OF VICTIMS OF PLANE ACCIDENT AND STOPS WORK
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
May 03 2006
YEREVAN, MAY 3, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. At the May 3 plenary
sitting RA National Assembly stood in silence to respect the memory of
the victims of the plane accident that happened the same day. At the
suggestion of Ardarutiun (Justice) faction Secretary Viktor Dallakian,
it was decided to stop the sitting. Meeting the request of National
Unity faction Head Artashes Geghamian the parliament decided to
form a working group consisting of representatives of all groups and
factions for the purpose of rendering assistance to the families of the
victims. As Hakob Hakobian, member of the National Deputy MP group,
MP elected from Echmiadzin, declared, according to preliminary data,
18 of the victims were from his electoral district. The MP will
give 1000 dollars from his private means to the family of each of
the victims. As Galust Sahakian, Head of the RPA faction, informed
journalists, according to his data, part of the passengers was leaving
for Sochi for the purpose of taking part in the conference organized
on the initiative of the Prometevs-Chimprom company’s owner Senik
Gevorgian. According to preliminary data, former Head of the Armenian
Civil Aviation Department Vyacheslav Yaralov, former Head of the
National Security Service Husik Haroutiunian and the son of the former
Head of the same service Karlos Petrosian were among the victims.