RUSSIAN PURSUIT PLANE CATASTROPHE IN ARMENIA DUE TO DISPATCHER FAULTNovember 26, 2003 - 19:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The catastrophe of MiG-29 Russian pursuit plane in Armenia was caused by dispatcher fault, one of members of the commission for investigation of the incident causes told "Interfax" agency. "The investigation of the causes of MiG-29 catastrophe is finished. The operational control group, which had led the plane to the mountains in hard meteorological conditions, is the one to blame," he said. In his words, "the pilot executing the flight in the mountains was vacillating, and it also promoted the catastrophe."![]() ![]() The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |