Having served as the spiritual leader for Catholic Armenians in Turkey for 78 years, Archbishop Hovhannes Tcholakian has passed away, Agos reports.
The spiritual leader of Catholic Armenians in Turkey Hovhannes Tcholakian has passed away at 97. He had served as the Archbishop of Istanbul for 78 years.
The funeral ceremony will be held in Surp Hovhannes Vosgeperan Church in Istanbul on September 23 at 2.30 pm.
The National Assembly started the 10th session with discussions on the appointment of the new Prosecutor General.
Deputy Prosecutor General Arthur Davtyan is still the only candidate. Addresing the lawmakers, he outlined the priorities of the field with a special emphasis on the transparent and public activity of the Office.
Asked to comment on his formula of changing the formula of justice, Arthur Davtyan said: “I see problems here, and I see the solution in the publicity. I often hear opinions and assessments, which contradict the objective information we possess. The information simply needs to be presented so that the public can form an objective comprehension of the events.”
Borussia Dortmund’s head coach Thomas Tuchel has no hard feelings ahead of Friday’s reunion with Armenian international Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
“I am very excited to see him and to give him a hug,” he said speaking ahead of the International Champions Cup match against Manchester United in Shanghai. “He is and remains a champion and was a big factor in our outstanding season last year.
“We are not here to take it personally, since it comes down to financial matters and to sporting challenges. From my side there are no reservations, although I would have loved it if he would wear a yellow jersey tomorrow.”
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The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs refutes the reports on the death of a second Armenian citizen in Nice.
At least 84 people have been killed after a lorry ploughed into a crowd attending Bastille Day celebrations in the French city of Nice on Thursday night, in what is being investigated as a terror attack.
The driver ploughed on for 2km on the Promenade des Anglais after fireworks, before being shot dead by police.
One Armenian woman has been confirmed dead.
A citizen of the Republic of Armenia was killed in the Nice attack, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports.
The details are being checked. the Armenian Consulate General in Marseille keeps in touch with the relatives of the victims and will provide assistance if necessary.
A brilliant strike by Eder clinched Portugal’s first-ever major title, as the nation prevailed over hosts France 1-0 to take the Euro 2016 trophy.
Fernando Santos’ men suffered a blow early on when Cristiano Ronaldo was taken off injured, and Rui Patricio made a string of excellent saves to keep France at bay.
But in the second half of extra time Eder swooped to smash home a perfect low shot, leaving the sizeable Lusitanian support delig hted as they celebrated victory.
Massis Post – Real Salt Lake forward Yura Movsisyan was voted Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month by fans on MLSsoccer.com for the month of June of the 2016 MLS season.
In his second stint with Real Salt Lake after re-joining the club this offseason from Spartak Moscow, Movsisyan had a tremendous month, scoring three goals in three consecutive games as RSL went 2-1-1 in June. The one-time Russian Premier League Golden Boot winner has proven incredibly important for RSL this season, as the team is 4-0-2 in matches where Movsisyan scores He now has six goals on the season as RSL sits third in the Western Conference standings (27 points, 8-5-3 record).
“When I came back to Real Salt Lake, I said I wanted to score goals and win games. Doing both right now has made this a great homecoming,” Movsisyan said. “I want to thank all the fans who voted for me and continue to support RSL.”
Movsisyan is the second Real Salt Lake player to earn Player of the Month honors this year after FW Joao Plata did the same in March. He is the fifrth different RSL player to earn the award, joining FW Jeff Cunningham (August, 2006), GK Nick Rimando (July, 2008 and June, 2010), Alvaro Saborio (May, 2010) and Plata (March, 2016).
Movsisyan’s first goal of June came in RSL’s 3-2 victory over New York City FC at Yankee Stadium on June 2. With NYCFC leading early in the second half, Movsisyan made a run into the box, collecting a pass and overpowering a defender to create enough space for a right-footed shot to bring the match level 1-1. Movsisyan has proven unbelievably clutch with all six of his goals this season coming in the second half of play.
After a two-week break for Copa America Centenario, Movsisyan picked up right where he left off, as he scored the game-tying goal against the Portland Timbers on June 18 at Rio Tinto Stadium. With Real Salt Lake trailing by a goal late in the match, Movsisyan attacked the Timbers defense, drawing a foul and setting up a penalty kick. Movsisyan would proceed to convert the penalty in the 70th minute to draw RSL even for a final 2-2 score.
In yet another positive result for RSL, Movsisyan again scored an equalizing goal in a 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls on June 22 at Rio Tinto Stadium. Down a goal in the 65th minute, midfielder John Stertzer sent a wonderful ball into the box that Movsisyan rose to and headed past Red Bulls goalkeeper Luis Robles, drawing the match even at 1-1.
Voting for MLS Player of the Month presented by Etihad is open to public. The five final nominees are chosen by MLSsoccer.com editorial staff.
June Voting Results
Real Salt Lake forward Yura Movsisyan – 36.77%
New York City FC midfielder Jack Harrison – 22.01%
Philadelphia Union midfielder Roland Alberg – 21.15%
Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri – 12.32%
D.C. United goalkeeper Bill Hamid – 7.75%
Jose Mourinho all but confirmed Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s move to Manchester United during his first press conference as Red Devils boss, reports.
Prior to his appearance at Old Trafford, the Portuguese has already signed Eric Bailly for £30million and Zlatan Ibrahimovic on a free transfer. But when asked about any further new signings, Mourinho let slip. Which you can watch in the video above.
Turning to his PR assistant, he asked: “The third player is already official, or not yet?”
To which she replies: “No.”
Continuing, the new Reds boss says: “The new signing will be official, when?”
“Soon,” she replies.
Mourinho then adds: “I am very clear in my approach and model to play and I need specialists in that. I like one or two multi-functional because you need them when you are in a bit of trouble.
“I want specialists. We decided four targets. Until we have the fourth, we are still working hard. Myself, the structure, Mr Woodward, the owners – we are working hard on that. When we have the fourth, I breathe, we all breathe. We will not get the fourth on 31st August. We will get it before that and then we are stable.”
Managing director of the Head of National Iranian Gas Exports Company (NIGEC) has reported on the reached agreement with Armenia to bring about a threefold increase in Iran’s gas exports to the the country, Mehr News Agency reports.
Following an earlier power deal between Iran and Armenia over increasing the electricity exchange volume, the two countries have reached a new accord for boosting exports of natural gas.
Estimations reveal that electricity and gas exchanges between Iran and Armenia will climb threefold the current amount.
Head of National Iranian Gas Exports Company (NIGEC) Alireza Kameli said Iran is now deploying one million cubic meters of natural gas to Armenia per day asserting “on the basis of the preliminary agreement, the figure will hit three million cubic meters overall.”
“The two sides are currently preparing the required infrastructure for boosting natural gas exchange,” stressed the official adding “the accord will soon become finalized and operational with more negotiations.”
Kameli pointed to the country’s gas production capacity reiterating “at the present time, there exist no limitations for increasing gas exports to Armenia.”
Last summer, a contract was signed between the two countries for construction of the third 400-kV power transmission line worth more than 107 million Euros.
The transmission line between Iran and Armenia is 275 kilometers long and the entire process of procurement of equipment, construction, installation and commissioning will be carried out by the Iranian party.
It has been estimated that with construction of the new power network, electricity exchange volume between Iran and Armenia will rise from the current 300 to about 1000 megawatts.
By trying to mend ties with Russia, Turkey is solving a geopolitical issue, Director of the Oriental Studies Institute of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences Ruben Safrastyan said in an interview with .
He said “Turkey faces the threat of isolation because of its adventurist policy in Syria, which will be a serious diplomatic defeat,” the political scientist said, adding that “this was the motive behind Turkey’s move to normalize ties with both Israel and Russia.”
Safrastyan said the normalization of relations between Turkey and Russia will hardly affect the settlement of the Karabakh issue.
“I don’t think this will have a principled impact on the process of peaceful settlement of the Karabakh issue,” Ruben Safrastyan said. He reminded that the two countries enjoyed rather positive relations, especially in the economic field, before the downing of the Russian Su-24 last November, and it in no way impacted the Karabakh issue.