Category: 2023

Sports: Armenia Anthem plays for Artur Davtyan in Turkey

Talar Tumanian
NEWS.am
Armenia –

Antalya hosted the awards ceremony for the winners of the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in vault exercises. The Armenian anthem was played in Turkey in honor of Artur Davtyan who won the gold medal.

In the vault final scored 15.033 points  and brilliantly performed both jumps.

The Armenian National Team led by Hakob Serobyan finished the performance at the European Championships with 3 medals – 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze.

Vahagn Davtyan won a silver medal in ring exercises. Artur Davtyan took the bronze in the pommel horse exercises.

Washington forces Yerevan to join anti-Russian sanctions

Emil Lazarian
NEWS.am
Armenia –
13:45, 16.04.2023

Washington is forcing Armenia to join the anti-Russian sanctions, Doctor of Political Science Vahe Davtyan wrote on Facebook.

“According to some sources, this issue was discussed at a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan and US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo, as well as during the visit of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration Thea Kendler to Yerevan a few days ago.

Naturally, there is no mention of the discussion of sanctions in any official statement, as well as in the minutes of the meeting,” Davtyan wrote.


Sports: Artur Davtyan becomes European champion in Turkey

Emma Jilavian
NEWS.am
Armenia –

Artur Davtyan won the gold medal at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Turkey.

In the vault final, the World and European Champion scored 15.033 points. Davtyan brilliantly performed both jumps.

Representative of England Jake Jarman (15.016) became the vice-champion of Europe, Ukrainian athlete Igor Radivilov (14.750) became the bronze medalist.

The Armenian National Team led by Hakob Serobyan took home 3 medals – 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze.

Vahagn Davtyan won a silver medal in ring exercises, while Artur Davtyan became the bronze medalist in the pommel horse exercises.

Armenian PM’s office reportedly tells Public TV to sack designer Aram Nikolyan

Parkev Tvankchian
Panorama
Armenia –

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's office has ordered Public TV Company to dismiss its chief designer Aram Nikolyan following the incident in which he set the Azerbaijani flag on fire, Aysor.am reported on Saturday, citing its sources.

Nikolyan grabbed the flag from its bearer and set it alight on the stage at the opening ceremony of the European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan on Friday evening. The man was briefly detained after the incident.

The designer defended his move, saying he wanted to prevent the Azerbaijani flag from being raised in the Armenian capital.

Aram Nikolyan is the head of Public TV Company’s Styling Studio.

Aleppo Armenians to hold rally in support of Artsakh

Yeghisabet Arthur
Panorama
Armenia –

SOCIETY 12:05 15/04/2023 WORLD

A rally in support of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) will be held in Aleppo on Sunday, the Kantsasar weekly reported.

The rally kicks off at 7pm local time in the yard of the Karen Jeppe Armenian College.

Azerbaijan continues to strangle Artsakh with a devastating blockade aimed at forcing the indigenous Armenians from their homeland.

Large groups of Azerbaijanis posing as eco-activists have blocked the Lachin Corridor, the sole road connecting Artsakh to the outside world, since 12 December 2022, orchestrating a fake protest against what they say is illegal mining in Artsakh.

Armenia responds to Azerbaijan’s decision to withdraw from European Championships

Vicken Chmshkian
Panorama
Armenia –

The Armenian Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports says Azerbaijan’s decision to withdraw from the European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan is a “matter of concern in terms of sports ethics.”

Citing safety concerns, Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Youth and Sports and National Olympic Committee withdrew its team from the championships after the country’s flag was set on fire during the opening ceremony on Friday evening.

In a statement on Saturday, the sports ministry stressed Armenia ensured compliance with all security standards from the very beginning.

“No problems concerning the safety of the weightlifters who arrived in Yerevan to participate in the championships did not and could not arise,” the ministry said.

“The incident, which occurred during the opening ceremony and was settled very quickly, has nothing to do with the safety of athletes and their normal performances. All necessary conditions have been fully met.

“The Republic of Armenia stays true to its commitments to the International Weightlifting Federation and reaffirms its readiness to hold the 2023 European Championships at a high level,” reads the statement.

Number of child beggars, street children rises in Armenia

Lilit Nahapetian
Panorama
Armenia –

The number of child beggars and homeless children has increased in Armenia, according to the latest data from the Statistical Committee seen by Panorama.am.

Eight beggar and street children were registered in the country by police in late 2022.

All of them were found in Yerevan. Four of the children were under 14, while the others were 14-15 years old. One of the vagrant children was a girl.

A total of seven child beggars and homeless children were registered in Armenia in 2021, while the number was four in 2020.

Expert: Iran continues ‘carrot and stick’ policy towards Baku regime

Emil Lazarian
Panorama
Armenia –

Iran specialist Vardan Voskanyan has reacted to a phone call between the Iranian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers held for the third time in a week on Friday, saying Iran continues the “carrot and stick" policy towards the Aliyev regime.

“The brief readouts of the phone call make it clear that no tangible progress in the settlement of their relations has been made, but they indicate the possibility of organizing a bilateral meeting between the FMs,” Voskanyan, head of the Chair of Iranian Studies at Yerevan State University (YSU), wrote on Telegram on Saturday.

He stresses strong condemnations of the Baku dictatorial regime’s activities continue unabated in Iran.

“Taking all this into account, Iran continues the "carrot and stick" policy towards the Baku dictator, however, no real "carrots" are visible at least in the near future,” the expert said.

Armenpress: Azerbaijani athletes will not participate in the European Weightlifting Championship in Yerevan

Vanyan Gary

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YEREVAN, APRIL 15, ARMENPRESS. The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan and the National Olympic Committee of that country made a decision to return the Azerbaijani athletes to their homeland after the incident of burning the Azerbaijani flag at the opening ceremony of the European Weightlifting Championship on the evening of April 14 at the Karen Demirchyan Sport and Concert Complex in Yerevan, citing that the Azerbaijani athletes were subjected to under psychological pressure, reports ARMENPRESS.

The European Weightlifting Championship will take place in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, on April 15-23. 389 athletes from 40 countries are participating in the championship.

The Azerbaijani delegation arrived in Yerevan on April 13 with 12 members, 4 of whom are athletes.

The incident has nothing to do with safety of athletes – Ministry of Education of Armenia

Emil Karabekian

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YEREVAN, APRIL 15, ARMENPRESS. The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia issued a statement, considering the decision of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan to stop further participation of Azerbaijani athletes in the European Weightlifting Championship in Yerevan on April 15-23 as worrying from the point of view of sports ethics.

"From the beginning, the Republic of Armenia has ensured all safety standards, and no problems related to the safety of the weightlifters who arrived in Yerevan to participate in the championship have arisen and could not have arisen.

The incident that happened during the opening ceremony, which was resolved very quickly, has nothing to do with the safety of the athletes and ensuring their normal competitions. All necessary conditions were fully provided.

The Republic of Armenia remains committed to fulfilling its commitments to the International Weightlifting Federation and reaffirms the readiness to hold the European championship 2023 at a high level”, ARMENPRESS reports, reads the statement issued by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan and the National Olympic Committee of that country made a decision to return the Azerbaijani athletes to their homeland after the incident of burning the Azerbaijani flag at the opening ceremony of the European Weightlifting Championship on the evening of April 14 at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex in Yerevan, citing that the Azerbaijani athletes were subjected to psychological pressure.