November 6, 2006 - 15:45 AMT
RA Defense Minister: There Was No Skirmish Aboard A-320
Armenian Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan refuted the information of alleged skirmish aboard of A-320 that crashed into the Black Sea on May 3. In his words, Russian and French specialists were engaged in the investigation of the crash causes along with the Armenian experts. The Minister emphasized that as a matter of fact the French side representing the producing company could be interested in a skirmish, since the image of the company can be damaged. "If there had been a skirmish aboard hearsay would have been spread everywhere," Serge Sargsyan said, reports IA Regnum.