Armenia President, PM send messages over Italy bridge collapseAugust 15, 2018 - 12:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Armen Sarkissian and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have sent letters of condolences to their Italian counterparts Sergio Mattarella and Giuseppe Conte, respectively, over the collapse of a motorway bridge in the Italian city of Genoa. The interior minister said at least 35 people were killed when dozens of vehicles fell 45m (148ft). About 16 people were injured in the collapse and the number missing ranges from four to 12. Rescuers in the north-western Italian city continue to search for possible survivors after the collapse. In their messages, Sarkissian and Pashinyan wished courage to the families and friends of those who died and a speedy recovery to the injured. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |