Author: Frangulian Shushan

Jose Mourinho has named a 19-man travelling squad for Manchester United’s final Europa League group match, away to Zorya Luhansk, Manchester United’s official website informs. 

The Reds flew out to Odessa on Wednesday morning ahead of Thursday’s last match in Group A, knowing a point will secure a place in the Round of 32 knock-out stages.

Wayne Rooney, who became the club’s top European scorer in our last Europa League match, was back in the squad after being forced to sit out Sunday’s draw at Everton due to a domestic suspension, and Eric Bailly has also travelled after he was named on the bench at Goodison Park following his recovery from a knee injury.

Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw remain unavailable as they recover from injury, while Bastian Schweinsteiger is ineligible as he was not registered in United’s initial Europa League squad.

Michael Carrick, Matteo Darmian, Antonio Valencia, Memphis Depay and Morgan Schneiderlin have also not travelled, but Mourinho certainly has good options at his disposal for the away match in Ukraine.

Travelling squad: De Gea, Romero, Johnstone; Fosu-Mensah, Jones, Bailly, Rojo, Blind, Young; Fellaini, Herrera, Pogba, Lingard, Mata, Mkhitaryan; Martial, Rashford, Rooney, Ibrahimovic.

The trilingual atlas of Artsakh prepared by the Duty of Soul NGO and the Research on Armenian Architecture NGO was presented to public today.

The atlas offers an all-embracing picture of Artsakh with photos as well as maps of ethnic distribution, scriptoria, educational institutions and cultural monuments.

The electronic version of the atlas is available at .

The project has been implemented within a grant programme of the Youth Foundation of Armenia, a partner organization of the President’s Office of the Republic of Armenia

“The mission of this work is to introduce the public to the history and culture of Artsakh,” said Shoghine Hovhannisyan, President of the Duty of Soul NGO. It also serves to present the truth to politicians who address the Artsakh issue, and the international community, at large.

Samvel Karapetyan, President of the Research on Armenian Architecture NGO, noted that any historic or cultural research on Artsakh is important, as there is a huge material to study. He attached special importance to cartography, noting that it provides an opportunity to present a large amount of information on one page.

No casualties have been reported as a result of shelling from the Azerbaijani side in the northeastern direction of the line of contact, Spokesman for the NKR President David Babayan said in an interview with Public Radio of Armenia.

“The rival keeps violating the ceasefire, but it’s not something extraordinary, It’s everyday life, we have been dealing with a terrorist state for 25 states now,” the Spokesperson noted.

He added the Azerbaijani side is thus trying to regain its lost dignity.

David Babayan said implementation of confidence-building measures is an important step towards settlement of the conflict.

He added that the resolution of the Karabakh conflict should be approached from two perspectives – the settlement of the conflict and maintenance of peace in the region.

“As breakthrough in the settlement is impossible at this point, the maintenance of peace is the central issue in the negotiations,” Babayan said.

According to him, the confidence-building measures will help reinforce the ceasefire regime and hold the party violating the ceasefire accountable. “Azerbaijan prevents the implementation of the measures, because it’s the one violating the truce,” he said.

The large-scale military actions in Azerbaijan do not mean the possibility of large-scale war has increased.

“There’s no panic or concern connected with the drills. “The military exercises pursue a domestic political goal. The authorities are thus showing the ethnic minorities in the country that the power can be used agaisnt them if necessary,” David Babayan said.

On 26 October President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree, according to which serviceman of the NKR Defense Army Gurgen Ayvazyan was posthumously awarded with the “For Service in Battle” medal for bravery shown during the defence of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic state border, NKR President’s Press Office reports.

Photo: AP

 

The US military has attacked radar sites in Yemen after a US warship in the Red Sea came under missile attack for the second time in days, the BBC reports.

The Pentagon said initial assessments showed that three radar sites involved in the recent missile launches had been destroyed.

It said the targeted sites were on territory controlled by Iranian-allied Houthi rebels.

The Pentagon said the strikes had been authorised by President Barack Obama.

The attack was carried out using Tomahawk cruise missiles fired from the destroyer USS Nitze, according to US officials.

“These limited self-defence strikes were conducted to protect our personnel, our ships, and our freedom of navigation in this important maritime passageway,” Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said.

“The United States will respond to any further threat to our ships and commercial traffic, as appropriate.”

On October 14 the Armenian Foreign Ministry will host a joint sitting of the CSTO Council of Foreign Ministers, Council of Defense Ministers and Council of National Security Secretaries, Press Service of the Armenian ministry of Foreign Affairs informs.

The meeting will take place ahead of the sitting of the CSTO Collective Security Council.

A number of documents are expected to be signed at the conclusion of the sitting.

Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan received a delegation led by Head of IMF Armenia Mission Hossein Samiei.

The Prime Minister and the Head of the IMF Mission discussed issues related to bilateral cooperation, current state of Armenia’s economy, upcoming changes in the tax code, improvement of the business environment, attracting investment, as well as fiscal and monetary policy.

Karen Karapetyan and Hossein Samiei stressed the importance of continued implementation of steps and programs aimed at improving the business environment and infrastructure.

Referring to the 2017 State budget bill, Prime Minister Karapetyan stressed that the Government is going to propose a realistic budget, without exaggerating the existing difficulties or overestimating the possibilities. Karen Karapetyan highlighted the need to ensure proper control and increased predictability from the perspective of effective functioning of government.

During the meeting, the interlocutors touched upon a number of other issues of mutual interest.

On August 23, 1990 the Supreme Council of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Armenia adopted Armenia’s Declaration of Independence, ending decades of Soviet rule and beginning a new chapter in history.

The adoption of the Declaration marked the start of the process of establishment of independent statehood positioning the question of the creation of a democratic society based on the rule of law.

The country was renamed the Republic of Armenia and a year later, on September 21, 1991 Armenia became an independent state.

With the purpose of guaranteeing the security of the Republic of Armenia and the inviolability of its borders, the Republic of Armenia created its own armed forces, internal troops, state bodies and public security under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Council.

Under the Declaration, the Republic of Armenia guaranteed the use of Armenian as the state language in all spheres of the Republic’s life, created its own system of education and of scientific and cultural development.

 

The situation was relatively calm at the line of contact between the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan last night, the NKR Defense Ministry reports.

The rival mostly used firearms as it fired more than 200 shots in the direction of the Armenian positions.

The front divisions of the NKR Defense Army keep control of the situation at the line of contact and confidently continue with their military duty.

Today, on the occasion of Argentina’s Independence Day President Serzh Sargsyan visited the Embassy of Argentina in Yerevan. The President of Armenia congratulated Ambassador Gonzalo Urriolabeitia, the entire staff of the Embassy and in their person the people of Argentina on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the country’s independence and wished the friendly Argentina prosperity and new success. The President of Armenia wished the Ambassador of Argentina impressive achievements in the strengthening of the Armenian-Argentine relations.

The President expressed confidence that thanks to the practical steps of the leadership aimed at the advancement in various areas, Argentina will continue to uphold its considerable role in the regional as well as global processes. “I am confident that our interstate relations based on mutual trust will develop upward, registering achievements which will further deepen and strengthen our bilateral cooperation,” underscored President Sargsyan and assured that Armenia is ready to do her best to elevate the Armenian-Argentine relations to a qualitatively new level. Serzh Sargsyan noted with satisfaction that close relations between Armenia and Argentina manifest themselves also in the special attitude towards the issues which are sensitive for the two countries. In this context, the President of Armenia praised Argentina’s unbiased position on the NK conflict, as well as the considerable contribution of the people and government of Argentina to the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

In the dynamic development of bilateral relations, the President of Armenia and Ambassador of Argentina stressed the importance of the active political dialogue and high-level reciprocal visits. According to the parties, the strong Armenian-Argentine friendship is also testified to by the fact that Armenia and Argentina were the first to open embassies in their respective regions. Ambassador Gonzalo Urriolabeitia stressed the role of the Armenian-Argentine community in the development of the interstate relations. “Relations between our people have a much longer relations than the period since the establishment of diplomatic relations between our two states. In difficult for the Armenian nation time, which was conditioned by historical events, part of the nation had found refuge in Argentinaand was able in a short period of time to display its positive trends, acquire great reputation, to integrate into the Argentine society and contribute to the development of the country,” noted the Ambassador of Argentina to Armenia Gonzalo Urriolabeitia. He expressed gratitude to the President of Armenia for the visit to the Embassy, congratulations and warm words.