Foreign Ministry: no info on Armenian victims in Damascus blastApril 30, 2013 - 18:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign Ministry has no information on Armenian victims in a blast that rocked the district of Marjeh in Damascus, where Armenian embassy is located, the ministry spokesman said, noting that the reports are being verified. Also, none of the embassy employees were injured, Tigran Balayan told PanARMENIAN.Net Earlier on Tuesday, April 30 a powerful explosion rocked the Syrian capital Damascus. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said nine people were killed and dozens wounded in the blast in the district of Marjeh. It is not clear what caused the blast. Gunfire was reportedly heard in the area immediately after the explosion. 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 | Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Armenian Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |