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Lithuania Seimas ratifies ‘historic’ Armenia-EU deal: envoy

PanArmenian, Armenia

PanARMENIAN.Net – The Seimas of Lithuania has ratified the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement signed between Armenia and the European Union in late 2017, Armenia’s ambassador to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia Tigran Mkrtchyan said in a tweet.

The deal was ratified with 89 lawmakers voting in favor and one abstaining.

“Lithuania is the third EU member state after Estonia and Latvia to ratify the historic agreement,” Mkrtchyan said.

The negotiations on the new EU-Armenia partnership agreement were launched in 2015 and concluded in 2017. It was then signed by both sides in November 2017. The final agreement marks a deeper EU-Armenia political dialogue, broadens the scope of economic cooperation and provides new opportunities for closer ties on energy, transport, infrastructure, environment, trade, education and other sectors.

The European Parliament will have a final vote on the agreement in Strasbourg in July 2018.

Sports: Golovkin vs Martirosyan: Live stream and TV channel for GGG’s ring return

The Sun, UK
May 2 2018
ON THE BOX Golovkin vs Martirosyan: Live stream and TV channel for GGG’s ring return

After Saul Alvarez is forced to pull out of their fight due to a drug suspension, GGG puts his titles on the line

GENNADY GOLOVKIN defends his WBA and WBC middleweight titles against late replacement Vanes Martirosyan on Saturday night.

After Saul Alvarez’s shock drug rap, GGG returns to the ring for the first time since his draw with the Mexican last September.

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Gennady Golovkin will defend his middleweight belts against relative unknown Vanes Martirosyan

Martiosyan, known as ‘Nightmare’, has failed in both his world title bouts so far and hasn’t fought for two years.

Golovkin’s IBF title will not be on the line as the sanctioning body didn’t approve the Armenian-American as an opponent.

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Gennady Golovkin was furious with the drug-taking behaviour of Canelo Alvarez

UNFORTUNATELY this fight isn’t being shown live in the UK.

In the US, HBO will be covering all the action.

You can stay here on SunSport though for analysis and reaction from ring-side with the fight taking place in the early hours of Sunday, May 6.

IF you’re staying up to follow this one, get the coffee ready.

The undercard will begin around midnight UK time and the main bout is expected around 3/4am.

Turkish Press: Muslim woman maintains upkeep of church ‘for God’s blessing’

Daily Sabah, Turkey
April 10 2018
 
 
Muslim woman maintains upkeep of church ‘for God’s blessing’
 
 
Every day , Hatun Çaçur cleans up the church she “didn’t want to be abandoned to its fate.”
 
Adhering to Islam, a religion that holds caring for needy neighbors in high regard, Hatun Çaçur tirelessly works to keep an ancient Armenian church next door in good condition.
 
An 80-year-old mother of eight, Çaçur refuses to hand over the daily cleaning and maintenance of Surp Kevork church, which dates back to the 17th century.
 
The church in Derik, a district of the southeastern city of Mardin known for its multi-faith population, fell into disrepair after the last remaining members of the Armenian community left in the 1980s. Before the Muslim woman volunteered to take care of the church built on 1,500 square meters, an elderly couple, the only Armenians left in the district, were tasked with its upkeep. “Yurşalin and her husband Naif used to clean it and keep it tidy, but now they are ill and cannot leave home as much. I didn’t want this place to be abandoned to its fate,” Çaçur said.
 
“I do it for Allah’s blessing. It is a good deed after all. I am here every day,” she said. Apart from simple cleaning, she occasionally works in the church’s courtyard, trimming underbrush, watering flowers and caring for trees. Çaçur suffers from illnesses due to old age and has lived alone since her husband’s death but refuses to leave the premises unattended.
 
Turkey’s Armenian community numbers around 60,000 and has 33 churches across Turkey. However, most churches do not have congregations, especially those in the Anatolian heartland and cities far from Istanbul, the city with the highest Armenian population. The minority, resettled outside modern-day Turkey during World War I, considerably shrunk in the ensuing decades.
 
 
 
 

Sports: Henrikh Mkhitaryan ruled out of Arsenal’s clash against Southampton with a knee injury picked up in Europa League win over CSKA Moscow

The Sun, UK
April 6 2018

Armenian international limped off in the 61st minute during the 4-1 victory over CSKA Moscow on Thursday night

HENRIKH MKHITARYAN has been ruled out of Arsenal’s clash with Southampton at the weekend.

The Armenian limped off midway through the second half with a knee injury in the 4-1 win over CSKA Moscow on Thursday.

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Henrikh Mkhitaryan limped off with a knee injury in the win over CSKA Moscow

Boss Arsene Wenger admitted he doesn’t know the severity of the injury, but the game against relegation-threatened Southampton will come too soon.

After the game he said: “He has a knee problem.

“We don’t know how bad it is, we have to assess it tomorrow morning (Friday). He will certainly be out for Sunday.”

Colombian stopper David Ospina is also sidelined with an ankle issue in which Wenger feared could have been “very serious”.

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Boss Arsene Wenger admits he doesn’t know how long Mkhitaryan will be out of action for
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan has scored twice and assisted five in 12 appearances since his move to Arsenal

But the Frenchman revealed it is better than first feared following a scan.

Wenger added: “He just moved back to make a save and sprained his ankle. There was no contact.

Film: The Ukrainian animated film took first place at the international festival

Siver Times
April 1 2018
 
 
The Ukrainian animated film took first place at the international festival
 
magictr | April 1, 2018 | Entertainment
 
The animated film will be presented in the Ukrainian pavilion at the Cannes film market Marche du Film.
 
Animated film from Ukraine recognized as the best at the international festival in Pune, India.
 
Animated film, the Creator of which is the Union of Armenians of Ukraine dedicated to the memory of the Armenian Genocide, took first place at the international festival in India. It is known that a cartoon called “Thank you for the chance to bloom again.
 
The Armenians” was selected in the competition program of the international festival of Global India International Film Festival in early March, 2018. The festival itself took place on 24-25 March in Pune, India. Among all the presented works, the roller of the Union of Armenians of Ukraine was recognized as the best in the category, BEST AD FILM AWARD. According to the press service of the Union of Armenians of Ukraine, the work of two authors Andranik Berberyan and Andrew Ludogoscha will be shown at the 71st Cannes film festival as part of the competition program.
 
Animated film “Thank you for the chance to bloom again. Armenians” filmed in 2D animation and is built on the image of a garnet grain. This is the second social video on the topic of the Armenian genocide.

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Es justice minister Hrayr Tovmasyan takes oath of office after MPs vote to elect Constitutional Court member

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Politics

The Parliament of Armenia elected MP Hrayr Tovmasyan, a former minister of justice, to serve as member of the Constitutional Court of Armenia.

64 lawmakers voted in favor of Tovmasyan’s candidacy, while 27 voted against.

Chairman of the temporary counting committee Gagik Melikyan said a total of 93 MPs took part in the voting. Two ballots were declared invalid. Tovmasyan thanked the lawmakers for trust, and jokingly said: “I can view the 27 votes against that people don’t want me to leave the parliament. Thank you for the votes,” he said.

Tovmasyan took the oath of office after his remarks.

Students of Yerevan 139 school visit VivaCell-MTS (photos)

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Society

This year, again, VivaCell-MTS will continue organization of open door events for high school and university students. The first event in 2018 was organized for students of Yerevan school 139 after Karen Demirchyan. The students visited VivaCell-MTS Headquarters, met with the General Manager Ralph Yirikian and got acquainted with the Company’s activities, as well as learnt about the current trends and the history of the telecommunications sphere.

The students visited key VivaCell-MTS units, got acquainted with the operation of the Company’s Call Center, also had an opportunity to visit the service center and receive answers to questions of interest concerning customer service. The open doors event ended with a meeting with VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian, who presented the latest developments and perspectives in the sphere of mobile communication. The meeting was concluded with an informal and lively question and answer session.

“VivaCell-MTS’ doors are wide open before those who are willing to develop, to learn and to succeed. First hand meetings and exchanges like this one give school students an opportunity to learn more about professions they are interested in, and help them later choose one. I am happy of sharing the experience we have accumulated through years and the culture of corporate management,” said VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian.