ArmInfo.The Yerevan Youth Orchestra, which is in Beirut as part of the Al Bustan Festival, will return to the Armenian capital ahead of schedule due to the tense situation in the Middle East. Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan announced this in a video message posted on his Facebook page.
"Considering the current tense situation in the region, we have decided to return our orchestra to Yerevan much earlier than planned. We are in constant contact with our embassy in Lebanon and the Lebanese national carrier to ensure the flight as soon as possible," Avinyan stated.
The mayor also reported speaking with Sergey Smbatyan, chief conductor of the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, who confirmed that the children were safe and in good spirits. Avinyan urged parents not to worry, assuring them that they were working on the matter hourly. "We decided that this was the best solution, given the current situation in the region," the mayor concluded.
As a reminder, on the morning of February 28, the United States and Israel attacked Iran. In retaliation, Iran launched strikes against American bases in the Middle East. As a result of the American-Israeli aggression, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several high-ranking Iranian military officials were killed. The American side has so far confirmed the deaths of six of its soldiers. According to the latest reports, an Israeli strike on a girls' school in a province in southern Iran killed 170 students and their teachers, and wounded dozens more. Israel, while bombing Iran, is also striking Lebanon.
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