Section: Public Radio of Armenia (Armenia)
OSCE PA calls for confidence building-measures to avoid further hostilities in Karabakh conflict zone
Pointing to a loss of trust between OSCE countries in recent years, the rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly’s political affairs and security committee, Margareta Cederfelt (MP, Sweden), has authored a report and draft resolution geared towards strengthening international dialogue and improving co-operation to meet common challenges...
Saint Petersburg to host high-level meeting on Karabakh
A trilateral meeting on the settlement of the situation in Nagorno Karabakh will be held in Saint Petersburg, quoting the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The issue was discussed during Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin’s meeting with French Ambassador Jean-Marc Ayrault and French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Pierre...
Paris river to peak at six meters
Photo: Reuters Floodwaters in Paris are set to peak on Friday with the River Seine due to reach 6m above its normal level, the BBC reports. The world-famous Louvre and Orsay museums have been shut so staff can move priceless artworks to safety. At least 11 people have died in the past week – 10 in southern Germany, one in France. Thousands have...
Russia frees Savchenko, Ukraine releases two Russian citizens
Photo: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree pardoning Nadezhda Savchenko, who was sent to Kiev, Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday, Sputnik News reports. “Relatives of the murdered journalists requested that Vladimir Putin pardon Nadezhda Savchenko as a humane gesture,” Peskov added. Savchenko was...
Russia frees Savchenko, Ukraine releases two Russian citizens
Photo: Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree pardoning Nadezhda Savchenko, who was sent to Kiev, Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday, Sputnik News reports. “Relatives of the murdered journalists requested that Vladimir Putin pardon Nadezhda Savchenko as a humane gesture,” Peskov added. Savchenko was...
Armenian national team arrives in Los Angeles
The Armenian national team has arrived in Los Angeles, Press Service of the Football Federation of Armenia reports. The Armenian national team will play two friendlies in teh United States. The team will face Guatemala on May 28 and El Salvador – on June 1. 24 players have been called up to for the friendlies. Goalkeepers Arsen Beglaryan FC Mika...
Ukraine, Armenia lift flight restrictions
Ukraine’s State Aviation Service has agreed with the Main Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia to completely lift flight restrictions, Interfax reports. The press service of the Ukrainian authority reported on Friday that this concerns the number of assigned carriers and frequency of flights. Earlier under the agreement signed by the...
Ukraine is, and will remain, the winner of 2016 Eurovision Song Contest: EBU
The European Broadcasting Union has issued a statement in response to the petition on Change.org calling for the results of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest to be revised: The 2016 Eurovision Song Contest was a spectacular show and a testament to a year of hard work by so many people from so many countries. The live shows were world-class...
Ukraine wins Eurovision 2016: Armenia comes in 7th
Ukraine became the winner of Eurovision Song Contest 2016. …read more Source: Public Radio of...
Eurovision Grand Final tonight: Armenia performs 26th
The Grand Final of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest takes place tonight, 14th of May, live from the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, from 21:00 CET ( 23:00 Yerevan time). Tonight 26 countries will compete for the 2016 Grand Prix. The broadcast will be hosted by Petra Mede and Måns Zelmerlöw who are eager to welcome the millions of viewers to...
