  No foreign citizens reported among Yerevan blast burn victims May 5, 2012 - 20:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - No foreign citizens have been reported among the hospitalized as a result of Yerevan blast on May 4, head of the press service of RA Ministry of Emergency Situations Nikolay Grigoryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. On May 4, a blast, caused by the explosion of helium balloons, occurred at Yerevan’s Republic Square. A rescue crew and an operative group from RA crisis management center were sent to the site. The blast in the Republic Square occurred during the concert organized on the sidelines of ruling Republican Party of Armenia electoral campaign. 154 people were hospitalized. Emergency Situations Minister ordered to set up a headquarters and a hot line in the Ministry's Crisis management center.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant  Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24.Azerbaijan's defense spending set to increase by 11% Azerbaijan's spending on defense and national security will increase by 11%, according to a fresh bill.Lavrov says envoys “periodically” summoned for consultations Sergei Lavrov has commented Moscow’s summoning of Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin.Russian Ambassador to Armenia summoned to Moscow for consultations Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has been summoned to Moscow for consultations. |
