BELGRADE OVERWHELMED BY YUGOSLAVIAN PILOTS’ HEROISM IN ARMENIA 25 YEARS AGO – SERBIA MFA
March 12, 2014 | 07:32
YEREVAN. – Belgrade was overwhelmed by the Yugoslavian pilots’
heroism inArmenia 25 years ago.
Serbian Foreign Minister Ivan MrkiÄ~G, who is in Armenia in connection
with the first Serbian-Armenian Business Forum, told the aforementioned
to Armenian News-NEWS.am.
MrkiÄ~G informed that he was in Belgrade when he had heard the news
about the death of the seven pilots who were bringing humanitarian
aid from ex-Yugoslavia to Armenia in 1989 to the survivors of the
devastating earthquake that hit Armenia in December 1988.
“I remember how shocked everyone was. The news was a great tragedy
for everyone. But we knew that the pilots had the task of arriving
in friendly Armenia, when it was in a real difficult situation,”
the Serbia FM noted.
Ivan MrkiÄ~G had earlier stated that he will end his trip to Armenia
with a visit to the obelisk devoted to these pilots.
News from Armenia – NEWS.am
From: Baghdasarian
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