  Armenia falls short of winning Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 November 21, 2016 - 11:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia took the second spot at the 2016 Junior Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday, November 21, as Georgia won the event for the third time, setting a new record for Junior Eurovision. The 14th edition of the competition was broadcast live from Maltan capital Valletta's Mediterranean Conference Centre on Sunday. Georgia's Mariam Mamadashvili scored a total of 239 points from the international expert and the kids juries plus the result from the Expert Panel. Armenia's Anahit and Mary finished second with 232 points, followed by Italy's Fiamma Boccia in third place with 209 points. This year, each entry was judged by one professional music industry jury and one youth jury made up of children from every participating country. These combined 50/50 to form that country’s vote. Related links:   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
