PanARMENIAN.Net – Arsenal midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan on Monday, September 3 trained alongside fellow members of the Armenian national squad ahead of a FIFA Nations League fixture against Liechtenstein.
FIFA has published a photo from the training session.
Armenia will face Liechtenstein on Thursday in Yerevan and will met the Macedonians in Skopje on Sunday.
Renowned Russian singer Iosif Kobzon, who was sometimes compared to Frank Sinatra and was famous for his crooner style, has passed way at the age of 80. On September 11, he would become 81 years.
On July 27, it was reported that doctors connected the lung ventilation device to the singer. Prior to that, Kobzon was transferred to the reanimation department at the Neurosurgery Department of one of the Moscow hospitals.
On the same day, spokeswoman for Kobzon Varvara Vinogradova said that the singer’s hospitalization was planned and that he had not been transferred to the reanimation department. The singer’s wife, Nino Kobzon, made the same statement, too.
Ahead of Shant-2018 strategic command and staff military exercises Defense Minister of Armenia Davit Tonoyan delivered a lecture at the administrative building of the ministry on August 28.
Minister Tonoyan presented his vision on the priorities of the development of defense sphere.
Strictly highlighting the steps aimed at the modernization of armaments and management system, as well as raising the combat readiness of the personnel, Defense Minister Tonoyan assured that the works aimed at army modernization are underway in the sidelines of which they plan to obtain also multifunctional aviation. “Till now the Armenian Armed Forces had a nature of strictly expressed ground forces”, Tonoyan said, adding that they mainly relied on air defense. “The times, however, have changed. The mobility necessary for the Armed Forces requires the presence of fighter-bomber aviation”, the Minister said.
American-Armenian professional poker player, “King of Instagram” Dan Bilzerian received an Armenian citizenship, Mnatsakan Bichakhchyan – head of the passport and visa department of Armenia Police, said on Facebook.
“Dan and Adam Bilzerian brothers participating in the oath ceremony on the occasion of receiving an Armenian citizenship”, Mnatsakan Bichakhchyan said, posting the respective photo.
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is in Armenia on a state visit, at the Presidential Palace on August 24. The delegations of both countries participated in the meeting.
After greeting Chancellor Angela Merkel and the German delegation, President Armen Sarkissian expressed confidence that this historical visit will open new horizons for the development of Armenian-German relations. This is the first official visit of Chancellor Angela Merkel to Armenia, but in the past she has been in Armenia.
“I want to note with satisfaction that the Armenian-German relations are based on mutual understanding and deep trust. Germany is a very important partner for Armenia, but there is much room for expanding our cooperation in different spheres. And of course, I want to express my satisfaction for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Germany and also for the political support that we feel in our cooperation with the EU, since the Armenian-EU relations are very important for us,” President Sarkissian said.
Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed satisfaction and gratitude for being hosted in Armenia. “Dear Mr. Sarkissian, I am glad to be hosted in your country and I am glad for our meeting. Last year our countries marked the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, and today we can summarize our relations as positive. I agree with you that we have unutilized potential in our relations and it should be used not only in political or economic spheres, but also in research and technological spheres. We wish to make our contribution to the reforms declared by Armenia and we attentively followed the changes and processes that took place in your country in spring. We are ready to cooperate in this difficult but important moment,” she said.
During the meeting the sides referred to the Armenian-EU cooperation, as well as to the opportunities of deepening bilateral relations in different spheres, including culture, education and science.
Justice minister of Armenia Artak Zeynalyan agreed to lead the list of the Bright Armenia and Republic parties alliance in the upcoming Yerevan City Council elections.
“As a minister of justice I will submit an application for vacation and will participate in the campaign. I will not combine the position of the minister with the candidate status”, the minister told reporters during today’s press conference.
He said the name of the new alliance is still being discussed.
According to the decree of Armenian President Armen Sarkissian, Norayr Yolchyan has been relieved from the position of the Head of the Armed Forces Logistics/Head of Department, the Presidential Office said.
Norayr Yolchyan was serving as the Head of the Armed Forces Logistics/Head of Department since July, 2013.
Member of ANC: “The executioner of free speech, Robert Kocharyan, will not escape from justice.”
“Robert Kocharyan will not be able to escape from justice,” Vladimir Karapetyan, Chairman of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) Foreign Affairs Committee, told “A1+.”
“I am confident that Kocharyan, the executioner of free speech, the one during whose days the slaughter of March 1 [2008] occurred, will not escape from accountability.”
The member of the ANC is not surprised from the fact that more than 40 MPs gathered the signatures to change Kocharyan’s preventive measure on March 1 case. He expected more. “They had to ‘flood’ the streets and TV companies to speak and praise him, to protect the person who helped to make wealth during their rule.”
The representative of the ANC believes that today the money plays a role: “We all know that Kocharyan has great capabilities and spends tens of thousands of dollars to hire lawyers and, perhaps, the head of the office, so that they can say one or two positive words [about him]. Those people who are not paid by Robert Kocharyan, are silent,” said Vladimir Karapetyan.