Armenian Republican Party: All problems of quake-stricken region to be solved within three years
08.12.2007,
02:03
All problems of the region stricken by Spitak earthquake will be solved within three years, Galust Saakyan, deputy chairman of Republican Party of Armenia, said on Friday.
YEREVAN, December 7. /ARKA/. All problems of the region stricken by Spitak earthquake will be solved within three years, Galust Saakyan, deputy chairman of Republican Party of Armenia, said on Friday.
“I think that all these problems solution will help people come to terms with their grief”, he said.
Anahit Bakhshyan, a member of Heritage parliamentary faction, said that joint efforts are needed for eventual recovery of quake-stricken areas.
“We ought to do whatever necessary to enable our citizens to live normally in their country”, she said.
On November 7, Armenia marks anniversary of Spitak earthquake occurred in 1988.
That devastating earthquake was one of the tragic events in Armenian history.
The earthquake intensity reached 10 on the Richter scale in Spitak, epicenter, 9 in Gyumri and 8 in Vanadzor.
Spitak was reduced to rubble. The earthquake took 25,000 lives, left 140 people disabled and 500,000 homeless. --0--
“I think that all these problems solution will help people come to terms with their grief”, he said.
Anahit Bakhshyan, a member of Heritage parliamentary faction, said that joint efforts are needed for eventual recovery of quake-stricken areas.
“We ought to do whatever necessary to enable our citizens to live normally in their country”, she said.
On November 7, Armenia marks anniversary of Spitak earthquake occurred in 1988.
That devastating earthquake was one of the tragic events in Armenian history.
The earthquake intensity reached 10 on the Richter scale in Spitak, epicenter, 9 in Gyumri and 8 in Vanadzor.
Spitak was reduced to rubble. The earthquake took 25,000 lives, left 140 people disabled and 500,000 homeless. --0--
