  Sukhumi Armenian Community Held Funeral ProcessionMay 5, 2006 - 20:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A funeral procession in the memory of victims of the crash of Armavia air company's A-320 plane was held in Sukhumi. The Armenian community of Abkhazia organized the procession, in which Armenian community members, students and teachers of Sukhumi Armenian school N9, Sukhumi residents took part.The procession participants walked along the central street and finished the funeral rally at Sukhumi sea port berth. They lit candles and put wreaths on the water. Pupils threw toys into the water in the memory of the children, who died in the crash, reports RIA Novosti.   Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot".   Partner news |  Related sections Topics Latest news Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall  A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |
