Armenian chess team to participate in World Team Championship in ChinaDecember 21, 2010 - 18:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian national chess team will participate in the 8th World Team Championship due July 26-27, 2011, in Ningbo, China. The World Championship will bring together 10 teams, including Russia (the current champion), Ukraine, Israel, Armenia, Hungary, Azerbaijan and China (the host country), as well as winners of continental championships of America, Asia and Africa. Armenia has participated in the World Team Championships since 1993 and won bronze in 1997, 2001 and 2005, armchess.am reported. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |