NINE SPORTSMEN REPRESENT ARMENIA AT WINTER OLYMPICSFebruary 9, 2002 - 19:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yesterday in Solt Lake City (Utah State, USA) the grand opening of the 19-th winter Olympic Games took place. USA President was present at the grand opening. The Armenian Olympic team includes 9 sportsmen: mountain-skier Arsen Arutyunyan, skaters Aram Gajinian, Margarita Nikolian, mountain-skier Vanessa Rakejian living in France, figure skaters Yuliya Lebedeva, Mariya Krasiltseva and Artem Znachkov living in Russia and two sportsmen from the USA. National Assembly deputy Vardevan Grigorian leads the Armenian delegation.![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |