Erdogan offered money award to Macedonia for victory over Armenia October 6, 2011 - 11:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During a visit to Macedonia in September, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered money awards for the country’s national football team in case of victory over Armenia in the UEFA EURO 2012 qualifier on October 7. Quoting a source in the Macedonian parliament, sovetunion.ru reported that Erdogan made the offer during a private meeting with parliament speaker Trajko Veljanoski. Experts suppose Erdogan is concerned over the possibility of Armenia-Turkey play-off matches. 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 | Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Armenian Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. 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. |