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Armenia President condoles with Belgium PM

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armeian belgumYEREVAN. – The President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, on Tuesday sent condolences to  Prime Minister Charles Michel of Belgium.

Sargsyan extended his commiseration in connection with Tuesday’s blasts that occurred at the Brussels international airport and subway, and which claimed dozens of innocent lives.

“At this difficult time I express my condolences and support to you, the people of friendly Belgium and relatives of the dead, wishing fortitude and patience,” the President’s message reads. “Armenia strongly condemns any act of terrorism, and it is committed to contribute to the international fight against this evil.”

Thirteen people were killed and 35 others were injured in two explosions that occurred Tuesday morning at Brussels Zaventem airport. The Belgian prosecutor’s office confirmed that a suicide bomber had carried out this attack.

There were two more explosions in the Schuman and Maalbeek stations of the subway system of the Belgian capital city. At present, 15 people are reported dead and 55 others injured in these blasts.

Armenia FM condoles on passing of Egypt Boutros Boutros-Ghali

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nalbandianYEREVAN. – The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian, on Wednesday extended his condolences on the passing of Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN).

“He will always be remembered as one of the most prestigious persons of the international platform of the second half of the 20th century, as an outstanding statesman and a brilliant diplomat,” Nalbandian’s message specifically reads. “I had the honor of personally knowing this exceptional person.”

Boutros Boutros-Ghali was an Egyptian politician and diplomat who was the sixth Secretary-General of the UN, from January 1992 to December 1996. He was then the first Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, from November 1997 to December 2002.