  Yerevan clarifying whether Armenians are among Kemerovo casualties March 26, 2018 - 12:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The foreign ministry is in the process of clarifying whether any Armenians were among the casualties of the deadly fire in the Russian city of Kemerovo. The ministry will make an official statement shortly, spokesman Tigran Balayan told PanARMENIAN.Net At least 53 people, including dozens of children, have died in the fire that tore through a shopping and entertainment complex in Kemerovo. Some 660 emergency personnel were deployed in the rescue effort. Firefighters tackled the blaze for more than 17 hours. Kemerovo, a key coal-producing area, lies about 3,600km (2,200 miles) east of Moscow. In a message, president Serzh Sargsyan expressed condolences to his Russian counterpart over the deadly fire.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
