International rating tournament of Alpine skiing will be held in ArmeniaJanuary 16, 2009 - 19:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - International rating tournament of Alpine skiing will be held for the first time in Tsaghkadzor Armenian resort from January 16 to 20, reports the press office of VivaCell-MTS cellular operator. Some 28 sportsmen from 11 countries will participate in the tournament. On January 17-18 - the competition will be on the special slalom track, and on January 19-20 - on the giant slalom track. The opening ceremony of the tournament is due on January 16 at 16:00 on the Tsaghkadzor sideway. The tournament has its own special prize fund. The main sponsor of the tournament is Armenia's leading mobile operator VivaCell-MTS. Driven by the belief that sports have its main influence on the country's health, and being Armenia's sports' partner, VivaCell-MTS contributed AMD 60 million to the Armenian Ski Federation. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. |