ARMENIAN CHESS NATIONAL TEAM GAINED 3 VICTORIES AT CHESS OLYMPIADOctober 19, 2004 - 22:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian national male chess team is making a good showing at the 36-th chess competition in the Spanish town of Calvia. During the first round the Armenian chess players defeated the Mongolian team 3.5:0.5, in the second round they won the victory over the Uzbekistani team - 3:1, while in the third round they defeated the Estonian team with the same score. To note, in the forth round the Armenian chess players are to compete with the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Top stories 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. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said. Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani. POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |