Baku pledges security for Armenian athletes at European OlympicsDecember 11, 2012 - 13:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan is ready to give Armenia an opportunity to participate in the European Olympics, vice-president of Azerbaijan's National Olympic Committee, Trend quoted Chingiz Huseynzade as saying. Armenia refused to vote when a decision was taken by the General Assembly of the EOC to hold the first-ever European Games in Baku. "We are ready to provide security assurances to all participants of the Olympics, including Armenian athletes," Huseynzade said. According to Huseynzade, Armenians will participate in the Olympics."There is no problem on our part," he said. The 41st General Assembly of the European Olympic Committee, held in Rome on Saturday, Dec 8 decided to hold the first-ever European Games in Baku. The Games will be held in 2015. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |