Henrikh Mkhitaryan has been handed a chance to impress Jose Mourinho as Manchester United take on Feyenoord in the Europa League.
The Armenian has only made one start for the club this season.
His only start came against Manchester City in a 2-1 loss and he was hooked off at half-time.
Mourinho named a strong team with Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Juan Mata all starting.
Man Utd: Romero, Valencia, Jones, Blind, Shaw, Carrick, Pogba, Mata, Rooney, Mkhitaryan, Ibrahimovic
James Warlick will step down as OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair on December 31.
“It has been an honor to serve in the Department of State for more than 30 years,” Warlick said in a Twitter post.
Ambassador James B. Warlick will join Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners’ team in Washington, D.C. in January 2017. He will be responsible for working with U.S. and international clients, development of strategic client relationships, legislation and public policy.
Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will visit France on October 27.
Minister Nalbandian is expected to have a meeting with his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault.
Germany’s Foreign Ministry says the Turkish ambassador has returned to his post in Berlin, some four months after over a parliamentary resolution that labeled the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks a century ago as genocide, the Associated Press reports.
Deputy foreign minister Markus Ederer met with ambassador Huseyin Avni Karslioglu Friday and said his return was “an important positive step in bilateral relations.”
The ambassador’s return was the latest sign of a thaw between the two countries following the June vote in Parliament.
Last month, Turkey gave its approval for German lawmakers to visit German troops at a Turkish air base, ending a standoff that had deepened strains in ties between the two NATO allies. The visit took place earlier this week.
The convoy with humanitarian aid from Armenia has arrived in Aleppo, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs via Twitter.
The authorities in Lattakia received 40 tons of food and relief aid sent by Armenia to help the Syrian people, SANA reported.
Armenian Consul in Aleppo Tigran Gevorgyan told journalists during the unloading of the aid shipment at the Virgin Mary Church in Lattakia that this aid has been provided based on directives from Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to help the Syrian people and as an expression of the strong friendship between the two countries.
Gevorgyan noted that back in 1990 when Armenia was having a food and economic crisis, Syria sent around 6,000 tons of wheat, food, medicine, and fuel to help it overcome the crisis, asserting that Armenia will continue to send aid to the Syrian people.
A Syrian Arab Army officer said that the aid will be distributed among displaced families that have been affected by terrorism.
Member of the House of Lords, Baroness Caroline Cox and her delegation visited the military positions located in the eastern direction of the NKR Defense Army.
At the frontline they asked about the frequency of the ceasefire violations, examined the living conditions of the servicemen and the peculiarities of military duty.
By the Presidential degree, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Armenia’s independence a group of individuals were bestowed high state awards – orders and medals, for their contribution to the state building, strengthening of defensibleness and security, upholding of law and order, development of the economy, strengthening of Armenia-Spyurk relations and contribution to the preservation of the Armenian identity, momentous achievements in the areas of science, education, health care, culture, and arts. Awarded were also honorary and military titles.
Today, at the award ceremony, which took place at the Presidential Palace, Serzh Sargsyan handed the awards to the individuals who have registered considerable achievements in different areas. The President of Armenia congratulated all awardees on the occasion of Independence Day and receiving awards, and wished them all the best.
Congratulatory speech by President Serzh Sargsyan at the award ceremony
Dear Colleagues,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Today, we are celebrating the 25th anniversary of Armenia’s independence. This great holiday suggests also making a glance back, reckoning over and assessing the journey we’ve made, its momentous milestones. Almost from scratch, we created new state, public, and political institutions. On each intersection of this difficult and honorable road and at each zigzag were standing people – devotees and personalities. They were standing at the origins of our statehood and until now they have their authoritative voice in our life.
Today we recognize them and pay tribute.
Dear Awardees,
I cordially congratulate you on receiving Fatherland’s high awards. You are different and your activities are different too – a military serviceman, an author, a scientist, a public, a state, and a political figure. However you all, we all are fulfilling one common task. Your work and line of conduct, your activities have already earned you our people’s esteem. Your stance, composure, and opinion about the problems we face and ways to solve them are important and have their impact on our society.
These days, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of independence of the Republic of Armenia, we are handing awards to the individuals who have been bearing great historic responsibility, and they do it with honor, with great dedication. We are awarding the individuals who have long ago become symbols. We also decorate individuals who have made a considerable input to different areas of our society’s life¸ young people who have already brought their important contribution to the development of our country. Distinguished Attendees, you all represent people who are being awarded today. We are happy and proud that you are with us, that you have your unique place, role, and also opinion.
Dear Awardees,
On behalf of the Republic of Armenia and my own behalf I congratulate you. Thank you for being what you are. I wish you excellent health, long years, and unbound energy in all your undertakings because you have been doing very gratifying work for our people, and I am confident will continue to do everything possible. You will do it for Armenia. Thank you, and once again my congratulations.
President Serzh Sargsyan has signed a decree appointing members of government.
David Harutyunyan has been appointed as Head of Government Staff.
Ashot Manukyan has been appointed Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.
Ignaty Arakelyan has been appointed Minister of Agriculture.
Vahan Martirosyan has been appointed Minister of Transport and Communication.
Vardan Aramyan has been appointed Minister of Finance.
Vache Gabrielyan will retain his post as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of International Integration and Reforms.
Belgian lawmakers visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial today to pay tribute to the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims.
The delegation headed by Els van Hoof, member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium, head of the Belgium-Armenian Deputy Friendship Group, was accompanied by Member of the Armenian National Assembly Shirak Torosyan.
The Belgian MPs laid flowers at the eternal flame and visited the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute.
The guests left notes in the Guest Book.
Four official photographs marking Prince George’s third birthday have been released by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accoring to the BBC.
The images show the prince at the family’s Norfolk home, Anmer Hall, and were taken in mid-July by photographer Matt Porteous.
One image shows the prince playing with the family dog Lupo.
Prince George Alexander Louis – known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge – was born on 22 July 2013.
A Kensington Palace spokesman said: “The Duke and Duchess hope that people will enjoy seeing these new photographs.
“They would like to thank everyone for all the lovely messages they have received as Prince George celebrates his third birthday.”