Author: Boshkezenian Garik

Sports: Henrikh Mkhitaryan out of Arsenal’s tie against Qarabag in Azerbaijan

Boshkezenian Garik
SkySports
Oct 2 2018


Henrikh Mkhitaryan out of Arsenal’s tie against Qarabag in Azerbaijan

Last Updated: 02/10/18 12:42pm

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Armenian Henrikh Mkhitaryan will not travel with the Arsenal squad to Azerbaijan

Henrikh Mkhitaryan will not travel with the Arsenal squad for their match against Qarabag on Thursday due to continuing tensions between Azerbaijan and his native Armenia, Sky Sports News understands.

Armenian citizens are currently banned from travelling to Azerbaijan, although special exceptions have been made in the past for professional athletes.

When the Europa League draw was made last month, Arsenal said: “Safety and security of all our players and staff is always a top priority.”

The Europa League final will take place in the Azerbaijan capital Baku in May, so a decision will have to be made nearer the time should Arsenal reach the tournament’s showpiece event.

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The Europa League final will take place in the Azerbaijan capital Baku in May

Mkhitataryan did not travel with former club Borussia Dortmund for a Europa League match against Galaba FK three years ago for safety concerns.

Arsenal travel to Azerbaijan for their second European match of the campaign after beating Vorskla Poltava 4-2 in their opener at the Emirates.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice, with Danny Welbeck and Mesut Ozil also scoring in the victory. Mkhitaryan played all 90 minutes of the fixture.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/11515221/henrikh-mkhitaryan-out-of-arsenals-tie-against-qarabag-in-azerbaijan

Arsenal travel to Azerbaijan for their second European match of the campaign after beating

Sports: Armenia’s junior freestyle wrestler to start competing in World C’ship today

Boshkezenian Garik
MediaMax, Armenia
Sept 17 2018
Armenia’s junior freestyle wrestler to start competing in World C’ship today

Armenia’s Tigran Minasyan will face Cihat Ahmet Liman (Turkey) in the 55kg category in the quarter-finals. Hrachyan Poghosyan (Armenia, 63kg) is starting the qualification round with a match against Turkish athlete Abdullah Toprak.

Another Armenia representative Hakob Baghdasaryan (87kg) will compete with Junyeop Park (South Korea), while his teammate David Ovasapyan (130kg) is facing Ignat Sevinov Milenov (Bulgaria) in the quarter-finals.

Other Armenian athletes to compete in Trnava are Ararat Manucharyan (60kg), Malkhas Amoyan (67kg), Erik Eloyan (82kg) and Razmik Khachatryan (97kg).

The Armenian Opera and Ballet Theater in Dubai

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Georgian railroad to apply discount system for wheat imported to Armenia

Boshkezenian Garik
  • 17:53 | August 29,2018 | Official
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According to a preliminary agreement, the Georgian railroad will apply a discount system for wheat imported to Armenia.

By decision of the Georgian government, from September 15, Armenia will be prohibited to import wheat and some grain crops on a land route. Transportation should be carried out by water, then by rail. This decision is aimed at all countries involved in this kind of transportation through Georgia.

Negotiations between leaders of the South Caucasian and Georgian Railways are in progress in order to prevent the increase of the tariffs for transportation of these crops to Armenia.

According to preliminary agreement, Georgian Railways will apply a discount system for our passengers, as a result of which the cost of transportation will not increase.

Press Service of RA Ministry of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies:




“Wonderful” evening: Angela Merkel walked around Yerevan accompanied by the Prime Minister and the President

Boshkezenian Garik
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel concluded the full day of her official visit with a walk in the center of Yerevan, accompanied by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and President Armen Sargsyan.

The citizens of Yerevan and the guests of the capital were given the opportunity not only to greet the heads of the two states with applause, but also to take photos with them. Angela Merkel gladly allowed to take pictures with her, and in one case, the citizen was photographed with Merkel by the Prime Minister himself.

After a walk along Northern Avenue and a cafe, bidding farewell to Pashinyan, his wife and Armen Sarkissian, Angela Merkel expressed her satisfaction with a special gesture and description: “wonderful”.

Yerevan City Council elections will be unprecedented elections in Armenia, says Police Chief

Boshkezenian Garik
| 14:01 | August 16 2018
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Society

Police Chief of Armenia Valery Osipyan is confident that the upcoming Yerevan City Council elections are going to be unprecedented in the whole Republic.

“I have a task by the Prime Minister to ensure to hold transparent elections. I assure you that they are going to be unprecedented elections in the Republic of Armenia”, the Police Chief told reporters after today’s government session.

He said the cases of electoral bribes will be ruled out, but if any such case is recorded, everyone involved will be held accountable.

168: I have impression that work with EU partners constructively moves on – Armenian PM

Boshkezenian Garik
| 17:25 | August 11 2018
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Armenian deputy prime minister Mher Grigoryan’s office, the government representatives at the moment are working with the EU partners, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told reporters during his visit to Tavush province, asked whether after his Brussels visit there are talks that Armenia expects support from the EU.

“The work is underway with the EU partners, I have an impression that it has constructive nature. We hope it will be productive”, the PM said.

First President Levon Ter-Petrosyan and Armenian National Congress ready to testify on 2008 March 1 case – ANC member

Boshkezenian Garik
| 15:01 | August 13 2018
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Politics

First President of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan is ready to testify on the 2008 March 1 case in status of a witness, Aram Manukyan, member of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) party, told reporters in the Parliament.

“Anyone, who can contribute to disclosing the case, should be happy to come to the Investigation Service and provide materials. There is no one in this country who is more interested in the discovery of the March 1 case than Levon Ter-Petrosyan”, Manukyan said.

He informed that during these ten years they have collected all materials which they are ready to provide to the structure conducting justice.

“We have collected materials, published books, shot films, applied to all international European structures and prepared the list of all possible criminals during these ten years. We have the list of all police officers who gave false testimonies, the names of prosecutors who launched fake charges. We have done the last work before the 10th anniversary of the March 1 case. After publishing the collection of documents we have sent the samples to all concerned sides. It’s a whole collection which is enough for discovering the March 1 case. The material is so huge that it completely proves the fact that the March 1 crime was pre-organized and implemented”, Aram Manukyan said.

He stated that the precautionary measure against 2nd President Robert Kocharyan should remain the court’s ruling to remand him in custody.

Director of Areni Factory: The self-value of a bottle of wine is around 2000 drams, how did it turn out to be 800,000? (video)

Boshkezenian Garik
  • 21:39 | August 8,2018 | Social
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There is no need for long searches to taste Armenian wine, which liked the Pope, and other wines. The so-called “Vayots Dzor Wine Road” map leads directly to the wine-makers, and they try to meet the tourists in a unqiue style.

Five winemaking companies have joined the “Wine Path” project. This enables Vayots Dzor visitors to know the location of factories through the maps, get acquainted with the variety of wines offered, taste them in special rooms, and if they want, they can stay in Areni for a few days and enjoy the countryside benefits.

“Vayots Dzor Wine Road” has been developed within the framework of the “My Armenia” program.

Almost all winemakers assured that those in the region taste only pure wine, which is made of high-quality black aroma and golden grapes, and the fermentation process is also under way of natural cooling, not through concentrates.

Head of Trinity Canyon Gardens Hovakim Saghatelyan notes that they are also trying to mix the grapes of areni and golden grapes and make a wine.

“We work in two directions: one is the traditional winemaking in clay, another is classic winemaking, by way of freezing. We are the first ones in Vayots Dzor that tried organic winemaking, without chemistry,” he said and assured his “E “wine even liked the Pope and asked to send him for liturgy.

Also, despite the fact that in 2016, “Ginetun” factory won gold and silver medals in the exhibition in Germany,  it also plans to develop Agrotourism in Vayots Dzor by bringing tourists here to personally participate in the harvest.

“Now we produce fruit brands that are exported to Russia and Europe,” said factory manager Narine Baghdasaryan.

Businessman Armen Khalatyan named his company after the old bridge on Silk Road. Presenting his wine types, he mentioned that it is necessary to have proper wine dishes.

“The same wine can have different tastes in different cups. We bought special glasses from the Austrian “Reiden,” which are labeled only for wine made from Areni black grapes,” he said.

One of the oldest companies in Vayots Dzor is Areni Factory, where the wine is produced since 1994. They produce 2000-250 thousand bottles annually, and export about 40% to Russia, China.

Director Rafayel Simonyan is dissatisfies with the fact that the wines are sold in Armenia at very high prices.

“Wine should be both good-quality and affordable. The self-value of a bottle of wine is around 2000 drams, how did it turn out to be 800,000?”

Russia raises concerns at actions of Armenia’s post-revolution government against predecessors

Boshkezenian Garik
Intellinews
August 2, 2018 Thursday
Russia raises concerns at actions of Armenia’s post-revolution government against predecessors
 
 
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on July 31 said Moscow is “concerned” that Armenia’s new government is making what he described as politically motivated moves against former leaders targeted by an anti-corruption campaign.
 
His remarks came after former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan was charged with violently putting down protests against his successor Serzh Sargsyan in 2008. Ten people lost their lives in the Armenian capital of Yerevan in the “Marti mek” (“March 1” in Armenian) tragedy of 10 years ago, when security forces violently dispersed anti-government protesters in Yerevan.
 
Kocharyan was taken into custody on July 27. On the same day, Yuri Khachaturov, the Armenian head of the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization, was charged with overturning Armenia’s constitutional order in relation to the Marti mek events.
 
Khachaturov and Kocharyan have both denied the charges. They claim they are politically motivated.
 
“The events of the last few days… contradict the recent declarations of the new Armenian leadership that it was not planning to pursue its predecessors on political grounds,” Lavrov said.
 
“Moscow, as an ally of Yerevan, has always had an interest in the stability of the Armenian state, and therefore what is happening there must be of concern to us,” he said.
 
Lavrov said his ministry had raised its concerns with the Armenian leadership. It was hoping for a “constructive” response.
 
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian came to power in May after leading weeks of street protests against the previous government. He has consistently stated he wants to maintain good relations with Moscow.
 
On August 1, spokesman for the Armenian Foreign Ministry Tigran Balayan said that “the priorities of Armenia’s foreign policy are to further expand and strengthen allied relations with Russia and to increase the efficiency of collaboration within CSTO and EAEU”.
 
Balayan added that the criminal proceedings are part of the new government’s efforts to establish the rule of law and combat corruption, stating: “These processes are not connected with Armenia’s foreign policy and should not be misinterpreted.”
 
Under Pashinian’s anti-graft campaign, several former top officials have been arrested.
 
Pashinian has pledged that he will have no oligarchs in his cabinet and will not tolerate monopolies in the economy.