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Armenia reports 1482 daily coronavirus cases

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 11:32,

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 11, ARMENPRESS. 1482 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Armenia in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 325,521, the ministry of healthcare reports.

13,310 COVID-19 tests were conducted on November 10.

1522 patients have recovered in one day. The total number of recoveries has reached 284,856.

The death toll has risen to 6867 (36 death cases have been registered in the past one day).

The number of active cases is 29,438.

The number of people who have been infected with COVID-19 but died of other disease has reached 1360.

 

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Sports: Armenia vs Germany prediction, preview, team news and more | 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers

Hunanian Jack
Nov 12 2021

Armenia are set to play Germany at the Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium on Sunday for a FIFA World Cup qualifying game.

Armenia come into this game on the back of a 5-0 loss to Blagoja Milevski’s North Macedonia in their most recent game. A hat-trick from Levante midfielder Enis Bardhi and goals from AaB striker Aleksandar Trajkovski and Spartak Trnava forward Milan Ristovski sealed the deal for North Macedonia.

Germany, on the other hand, beat ten-man Liechtenstein 9-0. Own goals from Eschen/Mauren defenders Daniel Kaufmann and Maximilian Goppel, braces from Bayern Munich forwards Leroy Sane and Thomas Muller and goals from Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan, Borussia Dortmund attacker Marco Reus and Wolfsburg winger Ridle Baku secured the win for Hansi Flick’s Germany.

In four head-to-head encounters between the two sides, Germany have won all four games.

The two countries last faced each other earlier this year, with Germany beating Armenia 6-0. A brace from Bayern Munich winger Serge Gnabry and goals from experienced Borussia Dortmund forward Marco Reus, Chelsea striker Timo Werner, Borussia Monchengladbach star Jonas Hofmann and Red Bull Salzburg sensation Karim Adeyemi ensured victory for Germany.

Armenia form guide: L-L-D-D-L

Germany form guide: W-W-W-W-W

Armenia

Armenia manager Joaquin Caparros has named a strong squad. Anorthosis defender Hovhannes Hambardzumyan, Hoffenheim forward Sargis Adamyan and Boca Juniors attacker Norberto Briasco have all been included. However, the star of the team is former Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United forward Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who currently plays for Serie A side Roma.

Injured: None

Doubtful: None

Suspended: None

Germany

Meanwhile, the German national team have dealt with some problems. Bayern Munich stars Niklas Sule, Joshua Kimmich, Jamal Musiala and Serge Gnabry are all currently isolating after Sule tested positive for COVID-19. Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz and Freiburg centre-back Nico Schlotterbeck are both out injured.

Despite this, manager Hansi Flick has a strong squad to work with. Bayern Munich superstars like Manuel Neuer, Thomas Muller and Leroy Sane have been named, alongside the Chelsea duo of Antonio Rudiger and Kai Havertz.

Injured: Florian Wirtz, Nico Schlotterbeck

Doubtful: Niklas Sule, Jamal Musiala, Joshua Kimmich, Serge Gnabry, Karim Adeyemi

Suspended: None

Armenia Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): David Yurchenko, Varazdat Haroyan, Hovhannes Hambardzumyan, Andre Calisir, Kamo Hovhannisyan, Vahan Bichakhchyan, Erik Vardanyan, Tigran Barseghyan, Aleksandr Karapetyan, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Norberto Briasco

Germany Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Manuel Neuer, Ridle Baku, Jonathan Tah, Antonio Rudiger, David Raum, Florian Neuhaus, Ilkay Gundogan, Julian Brandt, Marco Reus, Leroy Sane, Thomas Muller

Armenia will rely heavily on the magic of Henrikh Mkhitaryan. The 32-year old is a highly creative forward who can create havoc when he is in full flow. The likes of Norberto Briasco and Tigran Barseghyan could cause problems too.

Germany, on the other hand, have begun the Hansi Flick era well. The likes of Thomas Muller and Leroy Sane have played some good football under his management, and the German national team seems to be recovering after some poor recent years.

Germany will be the favourites to win the game.

Azerbaijan FM continues developing ‘Zangezur corridor’ concept

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News.am, Armenia
Nov 11 2021
17:31, 11.11.2021

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov continues to develop the concept of the “Zangezur corridor..

The latest respective statements were made at the eighth meeting—in Istanbul, Turkey—of the FMs of the countries that are members in the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (Turkic Council).

According to Azerbaijani media, Bayramov “drew attention to peaceful initiatives in the South Caucasus and the successful cooperation between Baku and Ankara. The 3 + 3 initiative aimed at post-conflict regional cooperation is a vivid evidence of that.”

According to the Azerbaijani FM, “this format can become a useful mechanism of cooperation amid the end of the long-term occupation of Azerbaijani lands by Armenia.”

The head of the Azerbaijani diplomacy expressed confidence that from now on the processes in the South Caucasus will develop in a completely different direction.

“The joint statement by the leaders of Azerbaijan, Russia, and Armenia on November 10, 2020 was further processed by the adoption of a trilateral statement on January 11, 2021, which refers to the unblocking of communications in the region. Concrete steps are being taken to unblock the transport roads, including the very important Zangazur [(Zangezur)] corridor, which will contribute to the growth of trade in the region. We hope that the colleagues of the Turkic Council will also use these opportunities,” Bayramov said.

To note, the Armenian side has repeatedly stated that there will be no “corridors”, and the unblocking of regional communications implies the opening of roads which will be under the territorial jurisdiction of the countries they are in.

Pashinyan pays tribute to memory of servicemen fallen at 2020 Artsakh War in Yerablur

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 11:11, 9 November, 2021

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 9, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan visited today the Yerablur military pantheon on the occasion of the first anniversary of the end of the 44-Day War, the government’s press service said.

Pashinyan laid flowers at the tombs of fallen heroes, bowing and paying tribute to their memory.

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Parliamentary committee OKs state budget draft

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 14:04, 9 November, 2021

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 9, ARMENPRESS. The financial-credit and budgetary affairs committee of parliament approved the draft government budget for 2022 presented by the Pashinyan Administration.

“The 2022 state budget draft was entirely formed based on the clear priorities pertaining to economic and social sectors envisaged under the 2021-2026 government action plan,” finance minister Tigran Khachatryan said at the meeting of the committee.

The circle of the state budget focuses especially on security matters, the education system, as well as development of high-quality infrastructures.

The draft budget projects 7% real growth of GDP.

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PM Pashinyan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces discuss regional situation

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YEREVAN, OCTOBER 28, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Sergey Istrakov, ARMENPRESS was informed from the Office of the Prime Minister.

The interlocutors discussed issues related to military-technical cooperation between Armenia and Russia, as well as exchanged views on the current military-political situation in the region.

Armenia’s representative wins in International Microelectronics Olympiad

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Oct 20 2021

The Organizing Committee of the Annual International Microelectronics Olympiad today announced the winners of the 16th Annual International Microelectronics Olympiad during an online awarding ceremony:

–    Zhanna Khajoyan from Armenia became the first prize winner.
–    Hassan Mostafa Imam Ali from Egypt got the second place.
–    Three third prizes were awarded to –  Khaled Hammuda Mohamed Abdelrazek from Egypt, Angela Kostik from Serbia, Dejan Gutik from Bosnia-Herzegovina.

The initiator and general organizer of the Olympiad is Synopsys Armenia, and the general partner is Viva-MTS. The main supporter is “Unicomp” company.

Viva-MTS said in a press release that this year’s Olympiad featured the diversity of the geography of the participating countries, including representatives from the Argentina, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Egypt, Peru, Russia, Serbia, Vietnam, UAE, Ukraine and the United States.

The Olympiad was conducted in two stages. The first stage, held simultaneously in the participants’ countries, involved a test to establish a baseline. The second, the final stage involved a challenging contest consisting of advanced engineering tasks requiring complex solutions. Of 436 participants in the first stage, 21 were qualified to progress to the second stage, which was held on October 8.  Of these 21 contestants, 6 were from Yerevan, and 15 were from a variety of other countries.
 
“For 16 years in a row Viva-MTS supports this initiative. Why? Obviously, because, in IT, in fulfillment of the global agenda of digitalization Armenia possesses immense potential, which is still very far from being fully used. I am happy our compatriots participate and what is more win in international Olympiad. The competition is now a reality and initiative like this one are extremely important for the development of competitive advantages of the country, increasing the ranking of the country, ensuring its economic growth, as well as for prevention of the brain drain,” Ralph Yirikian, the General Manager of the Olympiad’s General Partner, Viva-MTS, said.

The Olympiad covers the following topics: Digital IC Design and Test, Analog and Mixed Signal IC Design and Test, Semiconductor Devices and Technology, and Mathematic and Algorithmic Issues of Electronic Design Automation (EDA).  

“The fact that the student of the Synopsys educational program implemented jointly with the Polytechnic was recognized as the best among 436 participants from 13 countries of the world, testifies to the international quality of our educational programs in the field of microelectronics,” Yervand Zoryan, the President of Synopsys Armenia, said.

Eight Nobel Prize winners, NASA’s first Armenian astronomer expected for STARMUS festival in Armenia

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Public Radio of Armenia
Oct 23 2021
, 16:10

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Armenia will host the 6th STARMUS science and art festival next year. Armenian President Armen Sarkissian, Founding Director of STARMUS Festival Garik Israelyan, Ministers of High-Tech Industry Vahagn Khachatryan and Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Vahram Dumanyan made the announcement within the framework of the Armenian Summit of Minds in Dilijan.

Announcing the festival, President Sarkissian said it will bring together thousands of participants from different parts of the world.

“It is the best way to encourage our young people, because their future, the future of their families, the future of Armenia will be connected with new technologies, ideas and science. The greatest wealth of our country are people, talented people. Those people must be supported, helped to develop. The best way is to educate and encourage the younger generation and make them believe that they really have a future, both in Armenia and in the world. STARMUS was about rock music and astronomy before the fifth festival, and the sixth STARMUS, which will be held in Armenia, will be different. It will be a festival about music in general, from classical to rock, it will be a festival not only about astronomy, astrology, but also about modern science in general, from astronomy, physics to biology, to artificial intelligence,” he added.

The founding director of the festival Garik Israelyan said that it has been recognized as the best scientific festival in the world twice.

“We are proud of that, because there are more than 50 science festivals in the world. The scientific format is very well known in the US, Germany and Australia, but there has never been a scientific festival in Armenia,” said Garik Israelyan.

He noted that the main goal of the festival is to connect the society to science, because there is a big gap, which is growing.

“If we want to create a connection between society, science and technology, we think of very complex formulas, one of which is STARMUS. We want that connection to be established, strengthened and always continued,” he added.

Announcing the first 30 participants, Israelyan said attending the event will be eight Nobel Prize winners, NASA’s first Armenian astronaut James Baghian, who will be paying his first visit to Armenia, iPod creator Tony Fadell and others.

Sports: EUBC: Armenian boxer scores beautiful victory over Turkish opponent, 2 more medals

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News.am, Armenia
Oct 20 2021

During the EUBC Youth European Boxing Championships in Budva, Armenia’s representative Henrik Sahakyan (51 kg) scored a beautiful victory over a Turkish boxer and secured at least the bronze medal.

During the match with Cinar Mehmetan in the quarter final, Sahakyan was constantly enterprising and deprived his opponent of the opportunity to act freely. All the referees granted the victory of 5-0 to the Armenian boxer.

Erik Israelyan (60 kg) also scored a beautiful victory after leading a difficult and persistent struggle against a Spanish boxer and outscoring the latter, but not by the unanimous decision of the referees.

Armenia already has three participants in the semi-final, that is, at least three bronze medals.

On October 19, Elida Kocharyan (60 kg) made it to the semi-final.

Armenian Ambassador briefs UK MPs on Azerbaijan’s ongoing aggression

Hunanian Jack
Public Radio of Armenia
Oct 20 2021


, 22:03

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Armenia’s Ambassador to UK Varuzhan Nersesyan met with Catherine West and James Murray, members of the Labor Party of the House of Commons and the UK-Armenia All-party parliamentary group.

During the meeting, the Ambassador first thanked the MPs for their constant support to Armenia and Artsakh, especially during the war, and for voicing and supporting Armenia’s approaches in the UK Parliament.

The ambassador presented in detail the latest regional developments, Azerbaijan’s ongoing aggressive actions against Armenia, and the possibilities of resuming the negotiation process.

Varuzhan Nersesyan attached special importance to the issue of repatriation of POWs, who are kept in Azerbaijani prisons contrary to all international humanitarian norms. The Ambassador also presented the need to preserve the Armenian historical and cultural heritage of Artsakh, emphasizing the importance of expressing a clear position of international partners in this issue.

The parties also discussed the Turkish factor and the negative impact on the region, which was vividly reflected in Turkey’s direct involvement in last year’s war against Artsakh.

The Ambassador and the members of the UK House of Commons highlighted the development of the Armenian-British relations, emphasizing the role of parliamentary diplomacy in that process and the intensification of ties between the parliaments of the two countries, the organization of mutual visits and cooperation on various issues.