The RA Government Commission informed that around 15:00p.m. local time the bereaved relatives, clergy of Tehran Armenian Diocese, representatives of Armenian Diaspora and RA Embassy to Iran will visit the wreckage scene near the Qazvin city. The wreath-laying and the service for the dead will be held at spot.

Armenian Eparchy Primate Archbishop Sepuh Sargsyan will hold a special dirge after the Sunday (July 19) 10 a.m. public prayer in St. Sargis church of Tehran.

Yesterday a plane of Caspian Airlines heading from Tehran to Yerevan, flight 7908 with 168 people on board crashed at 11:33 am local time on Iranian territory. The passengers and the crew of 15 were reported dead. As per the preliminary data, of 37 Armenian passengers – 5 were citizens of Armenia, at that 2 — aircraft mechanics.