Section: Public Radio of Armenia (Armenia)
Manchester United not giving up on Premier League, insists Mkhitaryan
Henrikh Mkhitaryan has insisted that Manchester United are not yet willing to abandon hope in their Premier League campaign. Jose Mourinho’s side are 13 points behind leaders Chelsea after only 14 matches and nine adrift of fourth-placed City, having won only two of their last nine games in the competition. Mkhitaryan, however, says United...
Mkhitaryan named in 19-man squad for Man Utd’s clash with Zorya Luhansk
Jose Mourinho has named a 19-man travelling squad for Manchester United’s final Europa League group match, away to Zorya Luhansk, Manchester United’s official website informs. The Reds flew out to Odessa on Wednesday morning ahead of Thursday’s last match in Group A, knowing a point will secure a place in the Round of 32...
Armenia’s President talks Karabakh settlement, relations with Turkey, Syria crisis, EEU
The deployment of Russia’s Iskander missile systems in Armenia was a necessary measure to ensure regional stability, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said in an interview with Sputnik. Iskanders were first demonstrated on September 21 at a military parade in Yerevan marking the 25th anniversary of Armenia’s independence. They were...
EU Council welcomes progress in talks with Armenia
The Council of the European Union discussed current multilateral and bilateral relations with the six Eastern Partnership countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. Ministers had an exchange of views on the implementation of the Partnership and possible deliverables to be achieved in 2017, notably with...
Presidents of Armenia, Ukraine discuss bilateral ties
President Serzh Sargsyan had a phone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Peter Poroshenko at the initiative of the Ukrainian side. The Presidents referred to issue on the agenda of Armenian-Ukrainian cooperation, particularly intensification of the political dialogue, implementation of mutually beneficial projects in the economic,...
Saakashvili resigns as governor of Ukraine’s Odessa region
Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili tendered his resignation as governor of Ukraine’s southern Odessa region on Monday, accusing highly-placed officials in Kiev of obstructing his attempts at reform, Reuters reports. Saakashvili, who is widely credited with cracking down on graft when he was president of Georgia from 2004-2013,...
43 countries to participate in Eurovision 2017
A record high 43 countries will participate in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, equalling the total set in 2008 and 2011. The list includes Romania and Portugal who are returning to the competition after a year’s absence. The 62nd Contest will be organised by the European Broadcasting Union and Ukrainian national broadcaster NTU...
13 footballers playing for foreign clubs invoted to Armenian National team
The Armenian national team will play is set to face Montenegro on November 11 in a 2018 qualifier. Armenia head coach Artur Petrosyan has announced the list of playersplaying for foreign clubs, invited for the training campaign: Levon Airapetyan, Paykan F.C. (Iran) Hrayr Mkoyan, FC Esteghlal (Iran) Varazdat Haroyan, Padideh F.C. (Iran) Taron...
Armenian singer Hovig Demirdjian to represent Cyprus at Eurovision 2017
Young heartthrob Hovig Demirdjian will represent Cyprus at next year’s Eurovision song contest to be held in Kiev, Ukraine on May 9-13, the Cyprus Mail reports. State broadcaster CyBC, a member of the EBU network that hosts the annual song contest in the previous year’s winning country, said that it had chosen the young singer...
Ukraine to mark 70th anniversary of elimination of Armenian Apostolic Church on October 25
Ukraine’s Supreme Rada has ruled to designate October 25, 2016 as the day of commemoration of the 70th anniversary of elimination of the Armenian Catholic Church of Western Ukraine, Interfax reports. According to the source, the bill was backed by 240 national deputies at a parliamentary sitting today. The Armenian Catholic Church of...
