Armenian Government to Assist Families of Air Crash Victims
The RoA government today decided to allocate state budgetary funds to the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs to assist the families of those killed in yesterday's Caspian Airlines plane crash
RoA Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Gevorg Petrosyan said 1.5 million drams would be paid for every citizen of the Republic of Armenia killed in the accident. Another 675,000 drams will be allocated to the Yerevan City Hall for a number of expenses.
A special commission has been established headed by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan, which has already conducted several sittings. It has organized the transportation of the relatives to the site of the disaster and has resolved a number of issues connected with funeral expenses and insurances.
Head of the Civil Aviation Department Artyom Movsisyan reported that the commission had worked over the night to finally clarify the passenger lists.
"According to the final data, there were 36 Armenians in the plane, 5 of which were citizens of the Republic of Armenia," Artyom Movsisyan said.
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