Levon Aronian placed 7th in FIDE rankingJune 1, 2017 - 16:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian was placed 7th in the FIDE ranking with 2973 points Topping the ranking are world champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Wesley So (U.S.), Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) and Fabiano Caruana (U.S.), among others. Besides Aronian, two more representatives of Armenia – Sergey Movsesian (64th spot) and Vladimir Akopian (84th spot) made it to FIDE’s top 100. Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. 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. Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenia Security Council chief to attend Ukraine peace summit Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will take part in the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. |