Chess: Sinquefield Cup concluded with Levon Aronian placed on the last spot
Leading player of the Armenia chess team Levon Aronyan has tied the game with Wesley Soon the final round of the Sinquefield Cup concluded in Saint Louise, USA. Following the last round the two players scored 4.5 points taking the last positions in the standing.
World Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway and Ding Liren of China scored 6.5 points each and shared the first two places. The winner will be decided in a tie-break match.
Sports: Artashes Nersisyan to manage Armenian women’s team in World Weightlifting C’ship
The team is comprised of two athletes, Izabella Yaylyan (59kg weight class) and Tatev Hakobyan (87kg).
Artashes Mersisyan has told Mediamax Sport that the Weightlifting Federation of Armenia invited him to manage the women’s team again in April, after the European Championship.
“We are training in Yerevan now. On 19 September we’ll travel to Thailand. Our training camps take place in Abovyan, Tsaghkadzor and Yerevan. We plan to compete for Olympic quotas, not medals prize winning places in the World Championship. The competitions will show the level of our readiness,” he said.
Nersisyan and another women’s coach Arman Ghazaryan were suspended after one of the athletes, Sona Poghosyan, tested positive for doping in 2018.
Nersisyan was substituted by Vigen Khachatryan until now, who managed the team in the European Championship in Batumi this April as well.
Sports: Simon Martirosyan to try to win in World C’ship again and set record
In 2018 the athlete lifted 240kg in clean and jerk of World C’ship in Ashgabat and gained the title of the World champion with 435kg.
Martirosyan said that this year he will compete for the gold medal for the first time. He became the two-time European champion this April.
I have already achieved my previous physical fitness. There is still a month ahead of the championship, and I will try to lift more kilograms during this period to improve my indicator.
I will try to lift more kilograms in Pattaya and show that I am still strong.
I am ready for the tournament and the competition. I will do everything possible to return with new victory.
Based on the kilograms that one lifts during the trainings in weightlifting, the place to aim becomes clear. So, I will try to set records.
Film: The film "Lorik" recognized as the best picture at the international festival in Orenburg
ArmInfo. The film of Russian director Alexei Zlobin
More than 65 paintings were presented to the jury. Of these, in the framework of the Russian competition “Woven Parallels”, the picture was named the best by Lorik directed by Alexei Zlobin, and the work by The Castle of Dreams by Iranian director Reza Mirkarimi was named the best film in the international competition.
The film was represented by director Alexei Zlobin and producer Martiros Minasyan. The general producer of the film, Mikael Poghosyan and executive producer Ani Vorskanyan, could not attend the festival, as were the actors in the film – Armenian actors Iren Ayvazyan, Shake Tukhmanyan, Anush Arakelyan and others. The premiere of the painting “Lorik” took place in Armenia last summer.
, says journalist Elena Anifatyeva.
The film “Lorik” is a tragicomedy that demonstrates the most acute aspects of our society, including social inequality and human indifference to various manifestations of injustice.
The dramatic events in the plot of the picture will make the main character think about the surrounding problems and become part of them and experience the highest human feelings – love and devotion. The creative team of the film consists of Armenian and Russian filmmakers.
For 12 years, filmmakers from more than 50 countries took part in the film festival, more than 1000 films of foreign and Russian directors were shown, more than 100 premieres took place.
About 30 thousand residents of Orenburg and guests of the region became spectators of the festival events.
Central Bank of Armenia: exchange rates and prices of precious metals – 28-08-19
Central Bank of Armenia: exchange rates and prices of precious metals – 28-08-19
17:27,
YEREVAN, 28 AUGUST, ARMENPRESS. The Central Bank of Armenia informs “Armenpress” that today, 28 august, USD exchange rate down by 0.07 drams to 475.86 drams. EUR exchange rate down by 0.80 drams to 527.63 drams. Russian Ruble exchange rate down by 0.04 drams to 7.13 drams. GBP exchange rate down by 3.47 drams to 580.26 drams.
The Central Bank has set the following prices for precious metals.
Gold price вup by 442.59 drams to 23452.99 drams. Silver price вup by 10.29 drams to 271.18 drams. Platinum price вup by 151.08 drams to 13172.66 drams.
Constitutional Court delays examination of Robert Kocharyan’s application
Constitutional Court delays examination of Robert Kocharyan’s application
17:59,
YEREVAN, AUGUST 28, ARMENPRESS. The Constitutional Court of Armenia has made a decision to delay the examination of the application of 2nd President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan until September 3, 11:00, ARMENPRESS was informed from the website of the Constitutional Court of Armenia.
The decision is based on the necessity to carry out extra examinations.
Robert Kocharyan’s applications is about checking the constitutionality of applying preventive measure against him.
Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan
Free trade zone to be established near Gyumri airport
Free trade zone to be established near Gyumri airport
20:29,
YEREVAN, AUGUST 28, ARMENPRESS. The Cabinet will discuss the draft decision on establishing a free trade zone in Gyumri, recognizing “Eurasian Logistics Park Free Economic Zone” LTD as the organizer of the free trade zone, ARMENPRESS reports the draft decision is included on the agenda of August 29 Cabinet meeting.
Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan
‘We are moving forward with quite a good pace’: Pashinyan introduces economic indicators
‘We are moving forward with quite a good pace’: Pashinyan introduces economic indicators
10:14,
YEREVAN, AUGUST 29, ARMENPRESS. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan introduced the economic indicators of July, stating that the government is moving forward with quite a good pace.
“The economic figures of July are quite impressive. We have 8.1% economic activity index. This is a perfect figure.
In addition, there is
16.1% growth in industrial production volume
4.1% – construction
9.1%- trade turnover
14.9%- services
8%- average nominal salary
19.5%- export
These are really very good figures. Of course, this doesn’t mean that we have solved all issues. This means that we are moving forward. With quite a good pace”, the PM said on Facebook.
Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan
A1+: It’s not nice to admire yourself in the mirror – Tigran Mansuryan (video)
Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan says honestly that he likes Tigran Mansuryan’s film music more than his other works.
“I get excited every time when listening to that musi. The same thing happened also in the yard of the National Assembly, I hardly managed not to cry,” he says.
Although the world recognizes the maestro through his other music, the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Arayik Harutyunyan also prefers to listen to Tigran Mansuryan’s film music.
“When we listen to that music, we go back to our childhood, and it’s always fun to go back to childhood, because childhood is more carefree, one is happier there,” the minister emphasized.
The maestro himself does not make much difference between his works, as he notes, all are his “children,” whom the public “loves.”
In addition, the maestro notes that his works are related to Armenia and the Armenian reality.
“Consequently, they were loved because they were ‘born’ in this land,” notes the composer.
Tigran Mansuryan confesses that he has no habit of listening to the music he composes, as he does not want to go back to the past.
“There is one thing: when you ‘hear’ your past, you don’t want to meet with it again because you notice the flaws. It’s not nice to admire yourself in the mirror, it’s a sad thing,” he says.