MONUMENT TO AIR CRASH VICTIMS TO BE ERECTED NEAR ARMENIAN CHURCH

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.05.2006 14:25 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Sochi Mayor Victor Kolodyazhny has determined the
place of establishment of a monument to victims of the air crash
of A-320 airbus. “The memorial will be established in a square
next to the Armenian church in Adler,” he reported. The Armenian
church is situated in the center of Adler, not far from the regional
administration and an Orthodox church. The memorial will be set at
the instance of families of the victims. Krasnodar Territory Governor
Alexander Tkachov supported the proposal.

RECORDS ON RECOGNIZING 113 DEATHS IN A-320 CRASH BEING EXECUTED IN SOCHI

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.05.2006 14:48 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Records on recognizing 113 persons dead at the crash
of the Armenian liner are being executed in Sochi on Saturday. At
the meeting of the Governmental Commission for research of the air
crash causes, search of remains and assistance to relatives of the
victims advised all to relatives, who arrived in Sochi, to travel home.

“We will execute all necessary documents on recognition of the
persons dead,” Deputy chair of the Governmental Commission, Russian
Deputy Minister of Transport Sergey Aristov assured relatives of the
victims and journalists. No corpses were found within the past day,
Aristov said after an 11-hour conference of the staff, reports the
National News Agency (Russia).

FUNERAL LITURGY ON ARMENIAN LINER WRECK TO BE SERVED IN POLAND

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.05.2006 15:03 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Due to the latest air crash of Armenian air company’s
plane flying from Yerevan to Sochi, a funeral liturgy will be served in
Krakow tomorrow. Armenian pastor in Poland Tadeush Isakowicz-Zalesky
told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter in Poland. In his words, not only
Armenians, but also Polish people will take part in the liturgy to
commemorate the crash victims.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

ARMENIAN AIRLINE LOSES SECOND JET

BBC NEWS:
europe/4979252.stm
2006/05/05 22:42:14 GMT

A plane belonging to the Armenian airline Armavia has been destroyed
by fire – only two days after another of its jets crashed, killing
113 people.

The Airbus A320 was in a hangar in Belgium that burned down on Thursday
night. Three other planes in the hangar were also destroyed.

Four workers were injured in the accident in Brussels.

Meanwhile Armenia and Russia have begun periods of mourning for those
killed in Wednesday’s crash in the Black Sea.

Most of the dead were Armenians on a flight from Yerevan to the
Russian Black Sea city of Sochi, which crashed as it was attempting
to land. The plane involved was also an Airbus A320.

Russian searchers believe they have found the plane’s flight recorders,
at a depth of 680m (2,200ft) in the Black Sea.

Ceremonies were held on Friday at the site of the crash, where
relatives threw wreaths of flowers into the waters, and at churches
in Armenia and Russia.

Reserve plane

It was not known what caused the accident in Brussels, where the
Armavia jet was undergoing maintenance by the Belgian company Sabena
Technics.

It means Armavia has lost two of its fleet of five Airbuses within
a few days.

“This was a reserve airliner,” said a spokesman for the airline.

“We hope this accident will not wreck our overall flight schedule,
and we will try and make up for the losses.”

Two other A-320s – one of them belonging to International Armenian
Airlines – and a Belgian warplane were also destroyed in the fire.

AZERI PRESIDNET AND FRENCH CO-CHAIR OF THE OSCE MINSK GROUP DISCUSS KARAABKH SETTLEMENT

ArmRadio.am
06.05.2006 14:25

Yesterday Azeri President Ilham Aliev met OSCE Minsk Group French
Co-Chair Bernard Fassier. Azerbaijani “Azertage” state information
agency informs that during the meeting the parties exchanged views
on the negotiations on settlement of the Karabakh conflict.

Ilham Aliev received also the Special Representative of the President
of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on Nagorno-Karabakh Goran
Lenmarker. The interlocutors dwelt on issues of the negotiations on
settlement of the Karabakh conflict, the cooperation between OSCE
Parliamentary Assembly and Azerbaijan and other questions of mutual
interest.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PRESIDENT KOCHARYAN RECEIVED THE DELEGATION OF LIBERAL-DEMOCRATIC PARTY

ArmRadio.am
06.05.2006 15:35

President Robert Kocharyan received today the delegation of
Liberal-Democratic Party.

Head of the Party Mike Khorapyan conveyed to Robert Kkocharyan the
deep condolences of the Diaspora on the occasion of the May 3 air
crash and said that the Diaspora mourns the loss together with Armenia.

Members of the delegation discussed with the President the issue of
more efficient use of the potential of the Liberal-Democratic Party
and questions related to Armenia-Diaspora forum to be held this year.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

YEREVAN PREPARING TO SELEBRATE 61ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE VICTORY IN WORLD WAR II

ArmRadio.am
06.05.2006 15:50

Yerevan is preparing to celebrate the Yerkrapah Day (War-volunteers’
Day) and the 61st anniversary of the victory in World War II.

Head of the Press Service of the Ministry of Defense, Press Secretary
of RA Defense Minister, Colonel-General Seyran Shahsuvaryan, in
the framework of the celebration a visit to “Yerablur” pantheon is
scheduled 10:00, May 8. At 12:30 a sitting will be held at the sport
and cultural center after Karen Demirchyan. May 9 flowers will be
laid at the memorial to the Unknown Soldier.

GEORGIAN PRESIDENT CONDOLED WITH ARMENIAN PEOPLE

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.05.2006 13:22 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ May 5 Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili visited
the Armenian Embassy in Tbilisi and wrote in the funeral book. Through
Armenian Ambassador to Georgia Hrach Silvanyan Saakashvili extended
condolences to Armenian leaders and the entire Armenian people over
the tragedy. “The Georgian party ready to assist investigation of
the crash, as well as help relatives, who cannot get to Sochi by air,
to travel through Georgia,” Saakashvili underscored.

FRAGMENTS OF CRASHED PLANE SEARCHED FOR IN RADIUS OF 60 KM

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.05.2006 13:32 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The fragments of A-320 plane, which fell into the
sea not far from Sochi, are searched for along the coastline from the
border of Abkhazia to Golovinka village of Krasnodar Territory. Thus,
the search zone makes some 60 km. Specialists believe the fragments
could not be taken farther.

The sea bottom is examined by means of the sonar of Captain
Beklemischev research ship and Kalmar deep-water device. Russian
and Armenian specialists, as well as those of A-320 producer Airbus
Industrie Consortium work at the location. The flight recorders are
not found yet. The Ministry of Extraordinary Situations specified that
there is no equipment at the place, by means of which these could be
lifted if found.

The Russian party earlier expressed readiness to address foreigners
for lifting the flight recorders, if corresponding means are not
available in the country, reports RIA Novosti.

US READY TO ASSIST IN INVESTIGATING A-320 DISASTER CAUSE

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.05.2006 14:16 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Congressman Adam Schiff has sent a message of
Armenian President Robert Kocharian, extending condolences on the
crash of A-320 liner in the Black Sea. His letter says, “On behalf
of the people of the 29th District of California and, especially
the many thousands of Armenian-Americans in my district, I write to
express my deepest condolences on the tragic loss of life aboard the
Armavia Airlines Flight 967 that crashed in the Black Sea on Wednesday.

I mourn the loss of the 113 passengers and crew aboard the plane and I
extend my sympathies to the families of the victims and to the people
of Armenia. I have seen television news reports on the tragedy and
I have been especially moved by the anguish of the victims’ relatives.

I have been in contact with the National Transportation Safety Board
(NTSB), which is the transportation investigative arm of the U.S.
government and is widely recognized as the preeminent agency in
the world at investigating the cause of aircraft accidents. The
NTSB has informed me that they stand ready to assist Armenian and
Russian authorities in investigating the disaster and that either
your government or the Russian government can request assistance
through the United States Embassy in Yerevan or Moscow.

If you would like NTSB assistance, or if there is any other way in
which I can help at this difficult time, please do not hesitate to
contact me.”