  Armenian President: Armenian people share grief of friendly Norwegian people July 23, 2011 - 17:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan extended condolences to the King of Norway, King Harald V with respect to tragic events on Utoya island, Oslo, according to Presidential press service. Mr.Sargsyan noted that on this very painful moment Armenian people share the grief of friendly Norwegian people. This reprehensible crime underscores significance of fight against intolerance, according to him. On July 22, a gunman who shot and killed at least 84 people at a youth summer camp hours after he set off a bomb blast that killed seven people in Norway capital, Oslo. A suspect in the shootings and the Oslo explosion was arrested. Though police did not release his name, Norwegian national broadcaster NRK identified him as 32-year-old Anders Behring Breivik and said police searched his Oslo apartment overnight   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   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.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.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. |
