Sand and Sea Water to Be Buried Instead of Undiscovered CorpsesMay 6, 2006 - 16:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Symbolic funerals of victims, whose corpses are not found yet, can be held in Armenia, stated Armenian Ambassador to Russia Armen Smbatyan. «Yesterday we talked with relatives and they wished to take sand and sea-water in small jugs. These peculiar urns will be buried in Armenia,» he said. Armen Smbatyan also reported that some 180 relatives and friends of the victims remain in Sochi at present, 108 of these live in the town hotels. Top stories On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. 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). Partner news | Armenian, Georgian Foreign Ministers meet in Tbilisi The meeting of Ararat Mirzoyan and Ilia Darchiashvili, is underway in Tbilisi, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reveals. CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics. Bipartisan U.S. Congressional delegation arrives in Armenia Senator Wicker is also the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee. Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” |