Armenia will send support to Lebanon; Needs assessment underwayAugust 5, 2020 - 13:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is going to provide support to Lebanon after deadly explosions shook the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Tuesday, August 4, Prime Minister's spokeswoman, Mane Gevorgyan, told PanARMENIAN.Net Lebanon is surveying the damage to its capital Beirut after a massive explosion ripped through the city’s port and surrounding areas on Tuesday, killing at least 100 people and injuring 4,000 with many still feared to be trapped under rubble. Gevorgyan said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Office of the Diaspora Commissioner and the Prime Minister's Office are currently working with the Armenian Ambassador to Lebanon. After a proper needs assessment, Geborgyan said, Armenia will determine how to send targeted support to Lebanon. At least five Armenians were killed in more than 100 injured in the twin blasts that rocked the Lebanese capital. Photo. AP Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |