Pyunik to play friendly with Mountainous Artsakh FCJune 28, 2011 - 10:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia 2010 champions Pyunik FC arrived in the capital of Nagorno Karabakh, Stepanakert, on June 27 to play friendly with the Mountainous Artsakh local club on June 28 evening. The match will take place at Stepanakert city stadium named after Stepan Shahumyan, PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reported from the ground. Beneficial events are planned as well. Pyunik will gift Artsakh football players sports equipment, thus promoting football development in Nagorno Karabakh. Pyunik will be back to Yerevan on June 29 and to start training for the second Champions League qualifier against Czech Viktoria which is scheduled for July 12 at Vazgen Sargsyan stadium. Pyunik will also have a match with the Armenian U-19 national team. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |