ITALIAN EMBASSY DENIES VISA TO ARMENIAN CHESS PLAYER

Armenpress
Jun 20 2006

YEREVAN, JUNE 20, ARMENPRESS: The embassy of Italy in Armenia denied
a visa to Dmitry Harutunian, an Armenian doctor who was expected
to travel to Italy to compete in July 1-8 World Games of Doctors
in Toscana.

Dmitry Harutunian won a chess tournament in Yerevan in late March
and early April that was held to select the best chess player to send
him or her to Italy.

Armenia was to participate in these games for the first time.

Vahe Ter-Minasian, chairman of the Armenian Medical Association,
said they are going to ask the embassy to explain why Harutunian was
denied visa.