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Sports: Mickipedia: Henrikh Mkhitaryan checks his Wiki page for true or false info

February 10, 2018February 10, 2018 Shushan Frangulian

MediaMax, Armenia

Feb 9 2018

Mickipedia: Henrikh Mkhitaryan checks his Wiki page for true or false info

Arsenal has published a video with Henrikh Mkhitaryan, where the Armenian midfielder confirms or denies the information given on his Wikipedia page.

These are the questions in the Mickipedia video that the player answered:

– Is it true you come from a football-oriented family?

– Yes, it is true. My mother works for the Armenian Football Federation and my sister for UEFA.

– Is it true you had a trial in Sao Paolo as a 14-year-old?

– I have been to Brazil. I trained in the Sao Paolo training ground where I was 13. I was training with Hernanes and Anderson, who played for Inter, Juventus, and Lazio. Now I think he’s in China.

– Is it true that you would have been a sprinter if not for football?

– No, that’s not right.

– You were named Armenia Footballer of the Year in 2009 and from 2011 to 2017. What happened in 2010?!

– They changed the rules. They were awarding only the players in the Armenian league.

– Is it true that your dream as a child was to become a lawyer?

– Yes, it was one of my dreams, but it’s not too late. After my football career, maybe I will work as a lawyer.

Sports: Henrikh Mkhitaryan describes Wenger as ‘friendlier’ than Mourinho

February 10, 2018February 10, 2018 Jhanna Virabian

PanArmenian, Armenia

Feb 10 2018

– 15:41 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Henrikh Mkhitaryan has hinted he is already benefiting from Arsene Wenger's more compassionate style of man management, Mirror says.

The Armenia international completed his move to Arsenal from Manchester United last month in a swap deal which saw Alexis Sanchez move in the opposite direction.

Mkhitaryan produced only flashes of his best form during a turbulent 18-month spell at Old Trafford but already appears to have acclimatised to his new surroundings and the requirements of his new manager.

The 29-year-old provided three assists on his full debut during last week’s crushing 5-1 win over Everton at the Emirates and summed up the difference between his two most recent bosses by contrasting their approach to man management.

"Mourinho required a lot from the players," Mkhitaryan told SFR Sport on Friday.

"A lot, he was very hard.

"Arsene Wenger is friendlier, he understands, can think about players’ situations, is calmer. That’s the difference."

"I think I left an impression in Manchester, although I had difficulties," he added.

"We won three trophies in a year and a half, it’s not every club that does that.

"We won the Europa League final, I scored a goal. If people say that I have not had enough success it is their opinion, but I can say that I had a lot of success at the club.’

Azerbaijani Press: ‘Grant Thornton is not registered to operate or operates in Nagorno-Karabakh’

February 10, 2018February 10, 2018 Parkev Tvankchian

AzerTac, Azerbaijan

Feb 10 2018

‘Grant Thornton is not registered to operate or operates in Nagorno-Karabakh’

AzerTAg.az

Baku, February 10, AZERTAC

“Grant Thornton is not registered to operate or operates in Nagorno-Karabakh,” the company said in its statement.

The statement reads: “Grant Thornton is not registered to operate or operates in Nagorno-Karabakh, does not have any license, permit or association, any office, legal or physical presence in Nagorno-Karabakh.

To provide further confirmation of our commitment and as reaffirmed in our letter to the Ministry of Industries along with various statements provided to the press, we once again reassure you that Grant Thornton respect the laws of Azerbaijan and therefore will continue to act with integrity, along with ensuring we conduct our professional responsibilities in accordance with the countries regulations both now and in the future, which include not working in Nagorno-Karabakh.

Is obliged to provide an annual declaration to Grant Thornton International Ltd (GTIL) which confirms that no legal or physical presence or operations are conducted in Nagorno-Karabakh. This undertaking has been received and forwarded to the Ministry of Industry, GTIL therefore continues to monitor this stringently, in order to ensure such commitments are complied with, along with supporting the local legislation.

Grant Thornton Azerbaijan is an independent firm having no legal, financial or any other type of relationship with Grant Thornton Armenia.

Grant Thornton International Ltd (GTIL) and each of its member firm; Azerbaijan, Armenia, and all the other 128 member firms, is a separate legal entity. GTIL does not own or manage any of its member firms and each member firm is responsible for the professional services that it delivers to its clients. GTIL, in its role as a coordinating entity sets the membership standards for the network, admits firms to the network and expels member firms from the network if they do not meet the membership standards.

Whilst Grant Thornton Armenia has no legal or physical presence, they have conducted a consolidated report from their offices in Armenia, without any physical presence in Nagorno-Karabakh for Arshahbank.

Likewise, in accordance with internal policies and procedures, there is a strict protocol which restricts legal, financial, physical or commercial presence in Nagorno-Karabakh. The adherence to such policies are carefully and regularly monitored by the senior management team of Grant Thornton in Azerbaijan.

Whilst the statement and ongoing commitment to abide by the regulations of Azerbaijan are clear, I personally want to reassure you that Grant Thornton Azerbaijan has and will continue to uphold its responsibility to the country.”

Letter to the Editor of Salt Lake Tribune: Jon Huntsman Sr. provided much succor for Armenia and Armenians

February 10, 2018February 10, 2018 Emil Lazarian

Salt Lake Tribune , UT

Feb 10 2018

FILE – In this Oct. 1, 2015, file photo, shows Jon Huntsman, Sr., during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility at the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City. Utah billionaire and philanthropist Jon Huntsman Sr. has died. Huntsman's assistant Pam Bailey confirmed he died Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, in Salt Lake City. He was 80. Bailey declined to name a cause of death. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Armenians in Utah and around the world lost a great friend in Jon Huntsman Sr. He was one of the first non-Armenians to reach out to Armenia after the devastating earthquake in 1988 which killed up to 45,000 people and caused 500,000 to become homeless.

Even though he could have very easily donated money to help the rescue efforts, he decided to spend millions of dollars to build a cement factory instead to provide much needed jobs and materials for the survivors to build better and sturdier homes.

His commitment to help the Armenians didn’t stop there. Because he knew Armenia’s survival after the Soviet Union break-up would depend on her population’s knowledge of international business concepts, he sponsored hundreds of college age students from Armenia to come to Logan to attend USU to study economics, agriculture and international trade.

Anadolu Agency (AA), Turkey February 9, 2018 Friday EU sees no military solution to Karabakh conflict EU foreign policy chief says unresolved conflict between Azerbaijan, Armenia remains 'very serious' By Diyar Guldogan ANKARA The Karabakh dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia remains a "very serious" challenge, EU's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Friday. "The status quo, we believe, is unsustainable and the conflict does not have a military solution," Mogherini said at a news conference with Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Memmedyarov, who attended 15th Cooperation Council between the EU and Azerbaijan in Brussels, according to a EU statement. Mogherini said the EU "fully" supports the mediation efforts and proposals of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE) Minsk group co-chairs and confidence-building measures. The Minsk group was formed to find a peaceful solution to the conflict between the two countries. Memmedyarov said the unresolved conflict with Armenia was one of the "biggest" challenge, which Azerbaijan faces. "We recognize that the conflict must be solved. First of all, based on the, of course, territorial integrity of my country..," he said. Occupied Karabakh is recognized as Azerbaijani territory by the international community but was taken over by Armenian secessionists as the Soviet Union broke up in the late 1980s. Karabakh broke away from Azerbaijan in 1991 with Armenian military support, while a peace process has yet to be implemented. Azerbaijan 'important' partner for EU Mogherini said Azerbaijan was an "important" partner for the EU, which supports the country's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. She said "close" contacts were illustrated by the fact that the EU was Azerbaijan's largest economic partner, representing nearly half of the trade of the country -- 48.6 percent --, and the EU was also the largest foreign direct investor in Azerbaijan. "The Southern Gas Corridor is just one example of our strategic relationship in the field of energy that serves the interest of both Azerbaijan and the EU," she added. The Southern Gas Corridor -- which plans to carry Azeri gas all the way to Italy -- is considered critical for Europe's future energy needs and for lowering dependence on Russian gas. The corridor includes three major pipeline projects: the expansion of the South Caucasus Pipeline through Azerbaijan and Georgia, the construction of the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) across Turkey and the construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) through Greece, Albania and into Italy. Memmedyarov expects the inauguration of TANAP will be done in 2017.

ArmenPress News Agency , Armenia February 8, 2018 Thursday Armenia to make history at 2018 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations with unique flag-bearer choice YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 8, ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s skier Michael Michaelyan will be the country’s flag bearer at the 2018 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony in Pyeongchang. Armenia is the only country in the world to have three athletes from the same family to become flag bearers. Michaelyan’s mother and brother were flag bearers of Armenia in the past. Gagik Bolshikyan, head of Armenia’s delegation to the Winter Olympics in South Korea, told ARMENPRESS that skiers Katya Galstyan, Ashot Karapetyan, coaches Arthur Michaelyan and Seyran Harutyunyan, and Armenian Federation of Skiing boss Gagik Sargsyan will participate in the parade also. The opening ceremony of the 23rd Winter Olympics will take place February 9, 15:00 Yerevan time. It is an unprecedented event that three members of the same family are flag-bearers at the Olympic Games. Michaelyan’s mother was a flag bearer for Armenia at the 1998 18th Winter Olympics, while his brother carried the flag at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

ArmenPress News Agency , Armenia February 8, 2018 Thursday Skier Michael Michaelyan says proud to be flag-bearer at 2018 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 8, ARMENPRESS. Skier Michael Michaelyan, Armenia’s flag-bearer at the 2018 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony in Pyeongchang, says it is a great honor to carry his country’s flag at the inauguration. “I feel proud, because without any serious funding we try to represent our little mountainous Armenia. With our small records, we are trying to compete with the US, Russia and other countries”, Michaelyan told ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s skier Michael Michaelyan will be the country’s flag bearer at the 2018 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony in Pyeongchang. Armenia is the only country in the world to have three athletes from the same family to become flag bearers. Michaelyan’s mother and brother were flag bearers of Armenia in the past. Gagik Bolshikyan, head of Armenia’s delegation to the Winter Olympics in South Korea, told ARMENPRESS that skiers Katya Galstyan, Ashot Karapetyan, coaches Arthur Michaelyan and Seyran Harutyunyan, and Armenian Federation of Skiing boss Gagik Sargsyan will participate in the parade also. The opening ceremony of the 23rd Winter Olympics will take place February 9, 15:00 Yerevan time. It is an unprecedented event that three members of the same family are flag-bearers at the Olympic Games. Michaelyan’s mother was a flag bearer for Armenia at the 1998 18th Winter Olympics, while his brother carried the flag at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

ArmenPress News Agency , Armenia February 8, 2018 Thursday Armenia's Katya Galstyan vows top performance at PyeongChang 2018 YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 8, ARMENPRESS. In just a few hours the XXIII Olympic Winter Games Flame will be lit up in PyeongChang. This year, Armenia is represented by three athletes at the Winter Olympic Games. One of them is skier Katya Galstyan. In an interview to ARMENPRESS she spoke about her experience at the previous Olympics and expectations from PyeongChang 2018. “I began skiing since I was 15-16”, Katya says, adding that she began to be professionally involved in the sports 10 years ago. Asked by she chose skiing, she mentioned that there is no opportunity for others sports in the village where she comes from – Hartashen. The biggest dream of athletes is to participate in the Olympic Games. What should you learn from these Games? Back at the Sochi Olympics I wasn’t thinking that I would take part and I didn’t train well. But this time I told myself that I should train to be sent to PyeongChang. I began training for this back from previous winter. “I will try to exceed my best results at the Olympics”, she said. Full interview available in Armenian. By Varvara Hayrapetyan

Category: 2018

Sports: Mickipedia: Henrikh Mkhitaryan checks his Wiki page for true or false info

Sports: Henrikh Mkhitaryan describes Wenger as ‘friendlier’ than Mourinho

Azerbaijani Press: ‘Grant Thornton is not registered to operate or operates in Nagorno-Karabakh’

Letter to the Editor of Salt Lake Tribune: Jon Huntsman Sr. provided much succor for Armenia and Armenians

Turkish Press: EU sees no military solution to Karabakh conflict

Sports: Armenia to make history at 2018 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations with unique flag-bearer choice

Sports: Armenian delegation at 2018 Winter Olympic Parade in Pyeongchan

Sports: Skier Michael Michaelyan says proud to be flag-bearer at 2018 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations

Sports: Armenia’s Katya Galstyan vows top performance at PyeongChang 2018

Sports: Armenia flag waving at 2018 Winter Olympic Games opening ceremony