President sends letter of condolences over attack in France’s NiceJuly 15, 2016 - 17:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan sent a letter of condolences to French President François Hollande on the carnage which took place in Nice. “I am deeply shocked by the news on the horrendous tragedy which took place last night in Nice and claimed lives of dozens of innocent people,” Sargsyan said in his letter. “During the last eighteen months, France has for the third time become a target for barbaric acts. They have dealt blow not only to France but to the entire humankind. This is also a signal for us to unite more resolutely in our fight against international terrorism.” An Armenian woman who was at the scene of the terrorist attack with family members, was reported dead. A terrorist gunman killed over 80 people and wounded scores when he drove a heavy truck at high speed into a crowd that had watched Bastille Day fireworks in the French Riviera city of Nice late on Thursday, officials said. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said 18 were in a critical condition. Many more were also wounded in the attack along the famed seafront Promenade des Anglais as the fireworks ended just after 10:30 p.m. (2030 GMT). The driver also opened fire before police shot him dead. Armenians have been laying flowers and lighting candles in front of the French Embassy in Yerevan since Friday morning to pay tribute to the victims. 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 | 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. |