PLYUSHCHENKO AT THE PRESIDENTIAL RESIDENCE

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[07:24 pm] 16 December, 2008

Serzh Sargsyan received Olympic champion of figure skating, three-time
world and five-time European champion Evgeni Plyushchenko who is
in Armenia to participate in the current construction of the "Figure
Skating School" named after him and to get acquainted with the material
and technical foundations for the figure skating ring. The opening
of the school will take place at the end of December.

"Armenians love sports. It helps people get to know each other,
especially for small nations," said President Sargsyan.

Serzh Sargsyan expressed gratitude to Evgeni Plyushchenko for showing
support in the development of figure skating in Armenia. He added
that more and more Armenians are becoming fans of figure skating and
the opening of the ring has made its contribution. Serzh Sargsyan
expressed support for the initiatives aimed at developing figure
skating in Armenia.