Lilit Tadevosyan

Armenian Minister of Transportation and Communications Gagik Beglaryan told reporters today in Yerevan that the Armenian government sole responsibility regarding the November 3 bush crash in Russia, in which nine Armenians died and scores injured, was to provide humanitarian assistance and solace.

“We, as the state, must assist our fellow citizens and stand by them in these troubled times. After the investigation is completed will we be able to say who will be held responsible. That responsible party, however, isn’t the government,” said Beglaryan.

Talking of compensation, Beglaryan said that most likely the Armenian government would pay the families of those who died in the bus accident around one million AMD, and would pay for all transportation, funeral and other arrangements.