PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN RECEIVED THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL WRESTLING FEDERATION RAFAEL MARTINETTI.
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Nov 1 2009
Armenia
President Sargsyan expressed confidence that his visit would become
a strong impetus for cooperation. "Wrestling is one of traditionally
renowned and successful sports in Armenia which is today also gets
due attention, even though, as in all other cases, we would like
of course to see better results," the President of Armenia said and
added, "our National Olympic Committee, the Ministry for Sport, and
the Wrestling Federation are trying to invite even more attention
to this sport. We want more children to get engaged in the sport
of wrestling; towards that end we improve conditions, and strive
to organize international contests in Armenia since all this will
eventually bring the desired results.
The President of Wrestling Federation said that he has been in
wrestling for over thirty years and has always been following the
performances of the Armenian athletes, who have achieved impressive
results, and he knows personally the most recent Armenian champions.
Rafael Martinetti said that the possibility of establishing a school
of wrestling in Yerevan was discussed during his meetings, because
Armenia has produced a number of excellent coaches of wrestling. "The
future of this sport in Armenia is in reliable hands," stressed
Rafael Martinetti.
The two sides discussed also the possibility of conducting the 2010
World Championship of Greco-Roman wrestling in Armenia. President
Sargsyan said that we were interested in organizing international
events of this magnitude in our country and would do our best to
conduct it on the highest level. "It is will be a celebration for
the Armenian fans of wrestling, for the young athletes who will
have the opportunity to see many celebrated athletes and watch their
performance," the President of Armenia noted.
Rafael Martinetti also said that he was following closely the
Armenian-Turkish process of normalization. "As a Swiss national,
I am glad that my country has been able to facilitate the process,"
said Mr. Martinetti.