Info on Armenians killed in Beirut blast not confirmed – Foreign MinistryOctober 20, 2012 - 15:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Ministry hasn’t confirmed yet the information about the two Armenians killed in Beirut bomb blast, the ministry’s spokesman said. “RA ambassador to Lebanon hasn’t yet confirmed the reports about the death of Armenians,” Tigran Balayan told aPanARMENIAN.Net reporter According to Nouvelles d’Armenie, the victims were identified as Georgette Sargisian and 9-year-old Noy Dodelian. Earlier, Aztag paper editor-in-chief Shahan Kandaharian told PanARMENIAN.Net that a 9-year-old Armenian child was wounded in the explosion, but the information was not confirmed. A huge car bomb that took lives of 8 people exploded in a busy street in central Beirut, in the predominantly Christian district of Ashrafiya. Witnesses said it was heard several kilometers away. It was the deadliest attack in Beirut since 2008. No group said it carried out the bombing. The intended target was unclear. Tensions in Lebanon have been rising over the conflict in Syria. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |