YEREVAN. - Famous Armenian weightlifter Yuri Vardanyan is recovering, Press Secretary of Armenian Health Minister Shushan Hunanyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

“He has recovered and spoken to his family members,” she said.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier, Adviser to Armenian President, famous Armenian weightlifter Yuri Vardanyan had a car accident on Yerevan-Gyumri highway, on October 8, 2011. His Lexus collided with a tractor. Yuri Vardanyan was hospitalized and operated on October 10 last year. However, recently Vardanyan has suffered fracture in Moscow. At the moment he is receiving treatment at Erebuni medical center.