Representatives of the Armenian community in Belgium try to find out if there were Armenians in the zones of explosions, Peto Demirchian, a media relations officer for the Armenian Revolutionary Federation’s Hay Dat Committee of Europe informed “Armenpress”.
Donald Trump outlined an unabashedly noninterventionist approach to world affairs on March 21, telling The Washington Post’s editorial board that he questions the need for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which has formed the backbone of Western security policies since the Cold War.
There are reports of an explosion at the “Maalbek” subway station in Brussels, following the airport blasts. reports The Guardian, the subway station is close to the EU buildings.
In the wake of last week’s grassroots Fly-In to Washington, Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Legislative Affairs Director Raffi Karakashian has submitted testimony to key U.S. House and Senate panels supporting the foreign aid priorities of the Congressional Armenian Caucus and outlining the Armenian American community’s specific appropriations requests for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, reports ANCA.
Developments following the Brussels airport blasts on March 22, are in the spotlight of the Armenian Embassy in Brussels. This was tweeted by the Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesman Tigran Balayan. “The Armenian Embassy in Brussels is following the developments. We will inform about any news, “he wrote.
Brussels police have told Sputnik that Zaventem’s great hall was targeted in the blast, but they couldn’t confirm the number of the victims in the attack.
The Brussels airport administration urged to stay away from the airport after the two explosions occurred. The airport management wrote on “Twitter”: “Two terrorist attacks happened at the airport. People are being evacuated from the building. Stay away from the airport area. Flights are canceled, “the statement reads.
The blasts occurred four days after the arrest in Brussels of a suspected participant in November militant attacks in Paris that killed 130 people. Belgian police had been on alert for any reprisal action.
“Two explosions occurred in the departure area at Brussels airport. There are casualties. The airport is completely blocked; movement of aircrafts and vehicles is completely stopped. Currently, police forces, fire trucks and emergency personnel are arriving at the airport”, writes the newspaper.
“We should wait to see which direction the party will take and which steps it’ll initiate, as not established yet, it already has two functions: strong and weak. The weak factor is that party will be headed by Vartan Oskanian, who doesn’t possess peculiarities of a charismatic leader, however, it’s a weak factor as well. Depending on the activity of that party, we’ll see which one of them will dominate, as both simultaneously are available,” he said.
