ArmInfo.Acting Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian expressed his condolences over the explosion in Manchester, which took the lives of more than two dozen innocent people.
As Armenian Foreign Ministry told ArmInfo, Nalbandian started the meeting of the Armenia-EU Cooperation Council with the expression of condolences in connection with the victims of the explosion in Manchester. Nalbandian is in Brussels on May 22-23, where he participates in the 17th meeting of the Armenia-EU Cooperation Council.
To note, an explosion took place in a covered stadium in the English city of Manchester in the north of the country approximately at 22:35 local time right after the performance of American pop singer Ariana Grande. The authorities regarded the incident as a terrorist act. A loner who carried an explosive device to the arena committed the attack in Manchester, in which 22 people were killed, another 59 wounded.