Armenia hopes to send male, female skiers to 2018 OlympicsJanuary 15, 2018 - 14:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Secretary general of the Armenian Ski Federation Gagik Sargsyan expects that one male and one female athletes will represent the country at the Cross-country skiing event of 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Both Sergey Mikayelyan and Mikayel Mikayelyan have less than 100 points each (ascending system of points in ski - ed), but Sergey was unable to retain his position among the best 300 athletes due to injury, Sargsyan said, according to the National Olympic Committee. Also, the secretary general said that Armenian Alpine skiers are now training in Iran to collect points for the Olympic Games. Sargsyan expressed hope that at least one Armenian athlete will compete in the downhill skiing event in South Korea. 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, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |