  Russian embassy says politicizing Podolsk bus crush unacceptable July 17, 2013 - 19:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian embassy in Armenia issued a statement on recent road accident in the town of Podolsk which left 18 dead, with truck driver Hrachya Harutyunyan accused of causing the crash. “It’s regrettable that the July 13 tragedy is being used by some to stir anti-Russian moods. We believe using a major tragedy to reap political benefit and undermine Russian-Armenian relations to be highly inappropriate. The tragedy has no national context and will be given a fair assessment,” the statement said.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine  Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets.Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty.Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran.Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |
