CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) member states signed a contract on the sidelines of the Milex 2017 defense expo, whereby the sides will cooperate over the creation of a repair chain for Russian-made helicopters, the ‘Russian Helicopters’ holding told TASS.
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan didn’t participate in the luncheon on the sidelines of the BSEC 25th anniversary summit. The luncheon was served in honor of the heads of states participating in the summit, in the Dolmabahce palace in Isanbul.
“In order to maintain peace and stability in the region Azerbaijan must recognize complete exercise of the Artsakh people’s right to self-determination: as long as Azerbaijan doesn’t recognize that right, the conflict cannot be settled,” Sharmazanov said.
CanadianArmenian Elena Avetisyan, who is one of the victims of the May 18 New York attack, when a man drove his car into pedestrians in the city’s Times Square, is still in coma, New York Post reports.
The Armenian Embassy in London is currently claryifying whether Armenian nationals have been affected by the Manchester Arena bombing, Tigran Balayan, spokesman of the Armenian foreign ministry said on Twitter.
The president extended condolences to the families of the victims and wished speedy recovery to the wounded. According to latest information, twenty-two people, including children, have been killed and 59 injured in a suspected suicide attack at Manchester Arena.
Ombudsman of Armenia presented a proposal on eliminating human rights and freedoms violations. The proposal relates to relocating inmates serving a life sentence to correctional facilities closer to the location where their families live.
“We would like to remind you that peaceful assembly and freedom of speech are fundamental rights in this country. The aggressiveness and brutality demonstrated by the Turkish security personnel are interpreted by many of us as much more than an attack against peaceful demonstrators – it is an attack against these very rights.”
Footage was posted online showing panic in Manchester Arena, England, after an explosion killed 19 and wounded more than 50 people after US pop star Ariana Grande’s concert. People can be seen running towards the exit, screaming in fear.
Paramedics at the scene told the BBC they had treated some of the wounded for “shrapnel-like injuries”. PM Theresa May said: “We are working to establish the full details” of what happened in Manchester.
