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YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 12, ARMENPRESS. By the decree of the President of Armenia, Sos Avetisyan has been appointed Ambassador of Armenia to Spain.
Avetisyan was elected as member of the National Assembly of Armenia during December 9, 2018 elections, representing “My step” bloc.
France U-21 team showed their best skills to beat 7-0 Armenia in Group H. Caqueret, Diop, Cherki, Kalimuendo and Le Fee scored for Les Blues.
The French squad is on the first position of the group with 10 points whereas the Armenians continue in the last position with 3.
Next week, France is playing against North Macedonia. Armenia’s next match will be in March against Ukraine.
Armenian scientists become eligible for the EU’s largest funding program
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YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 12, ARMENPRESS. The agreement on the participation of the Republic of Armenia in the Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Framework Program was signed between the European Union and Armenia on November 12 in Brussels. ARMENPRESS reports the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia informs that according to the agreement, the Republic of Armenia becomes a country fully associated with the European Union “Horizon Europe” program and the scientists of Armenia become eligible for the opportunities of the EU’s largest funding program with a budget of 95.5 billion USD.
The agreement was signed by Anna Aghajanyan, Head of the Representation of the Republic of Armenia to the European Union, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Kingdom of Belgium, and Signe Ratso, Deputy Director General of the European Commission for Research and Innovation.
Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Artur Martirosyan noted that Armenia’s participation in the “Horizon-Europe” program is an important step for the development of Armenia’s national research system, an opportunity to gain new knowledge and experience.
Launched in 2021, Horizon Europe program will last until 2027. Participation in the program gives Armenian scientists the opportunity to integrate into the European scientific area, use the scientific infrastructure of EU countries, and participate in world-class scientific research.
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.
PanARMENIAN.Net – A controversy ensued between Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan and Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov during an online meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of Government on Friday, November 12.
In the final minutes of the meeting, Asadaov asked for an opportunity to respond to Grigoryan’s speech, Sputnik Armenia reports.
Asadov repeated the traditional theses of Baku, calling the Armenian servicemen still being held in Azerbaijan “saboteurs”. Asadov also said “there is no Nagorno-Karabakh,” but only “the Karabakh economic region of Azerbaijan.”
Grigoryan then asked for the floor and noted that Armenia, unlike Azerbaijan, has fully complied with and is fulfilling the provisions of the trilateral statements of November 9, 2020 and January 11, 2021.
He called on Azerbaijan to abandon its aggressive rhetoric, reiterating that the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is possible exclusively by peaceful means.
PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenia’s ambassador to the Netherlands Tigran Balayan believes that true reconciliation and peaceful coexistence between Armenians and Azerbaijanis will only be possible with the elimination of Armenophobia and the atmosphere of impunity in Azeri President Ilham Aliyev’s regime.
In an article published on Nederlands Dagblad newspaper to mark the first anniversary of the end of Azerbaijani-Turkish aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh, Babayan said that no no independent investigation into Azerbaijan’s war crimes has been carried out to date.
“Unfortunately, the European Union in general and the Netherlands in particular didn’t act sufficiently to prevent this tragedy and address its consequences including sanctioning those responsible for the atrocities until they are held accountable,” Babayan wrote.
“After the Trilateral statement on ceasefire, the corrupt and authoritarian Aliyev regime of Azerbaijan, inspired by the impunity and double standard approach, refuses to fulfill its commitments by periodically violating the ceasefire regime and shelling civilian settlements, invading Armenia, continuously erasing centuries-old Armenian heritage on the territories it currently occupies, dehumanizing Armenians through racist statements, rejecting to repatriate about many dozens Armenian PoWs. Amidst all these challenges Armenia held another free and transparent elections in June, and the Government declared the establishment of regional peace and cooperation as Armenia’s strategic goal.”
The ambassador said the Armenian side fully realizes that the path is very difficult and long, and the prerequisite is the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, “which will lead to a new era in the region and beyond.”
“We believe that the use of force and its consequences cannot be interpreted as a way to reconciliation. On the contrary, this is a very dangerous manner of thinking,” he said.
PanARMENIAN.Net – The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Armenia grew by 1309 to reach 326, 830 on Friday, November 12 morning, according to information provided by the Health Ministry.
Fresh figures also revealed that 2044 more people recovered, 70 patients died from Covid-19, while eight others carrying the virus died from other reasons in the past 24 hours.
A total of 11,431 tests have been performed in the past day, the National Center For Disease Control and Prevention said.
So far, 289 900 people have recovered, 6937 have died from the coronavirus in the country, while 1368 others carrying the virus have died from other causes.
Armenian Defense Minister Arshak Karapetyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to the Republic of Armenia Kishan Dan Dewal, the newly appointed Military Attaché of India to the Republic of Armenia, Brigadier General Rajesh Pushkar (residence in Moscow).
The Minister of Defense congratulated Brigadier General Pushkar on his accreditation in Armenia, noting that the accreditation of the Indian attaché is a serious step towards the development of defense cooperation between the two countries.
Issues related to bilateral cooperation in the field of defense were discussed during the meeting. The parties reaffirmed that there are a number of areas of mutual interest that should be enshrined in cooperation agreements. High-level reciprocal visits were also carried out.
The Mother Armenia monument is a monumental statue in Victory Park overlooking the capital city of Yerevan. Its construction started in 1950 alongside a statue of Joseph Stalin. After the death of the latter, his statue was removed and replaced in 1967 by the Mother Armenia monument. The sculptor is Ara Harutyunyan, architect Rafael lsraelyan.
The Mother Armenia statue symbolizes peace through strength. It can remind viewers of some of the prominent female figures in Armenian history, who took up arms to help their husbands in their clashes with Turkish troops and Kurdish irregulars. It also recalls the important status and value attributed to the older female members of an Armenian family
The Grave of the Unknown Soldier, next to the monument, symbolizes the eternal memory in which those who died in the war are held.
It is one year after the devastating defeat of the Armenian people in The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. Families losing their ancestral homes a human tragedy. Radio anchor/journalist of HellasFM said “one year ago I attended a Memorial service for the Heroes of Artsakh at the Holy Martyrs Apostolic Church in Bayside, NY. A generation of civilians, of young men and children were killed by Turkish drones.” Western allies of Turkey were involved in drone attacks.3 The statue of Mother Armenia gives hope to the future.