Artsakh welcomes participants of ConiFA Europe football championshipMay 31, 2019 - 17:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The third Europe ConiFA (Independent Football Associations Confederation) championship kicks off on June 1 in Artsakh. The sports event will take place in 4 cities including Stepanakert, Askeran Martakert and Martuni, and will last till June 9. At the “We and Our Mountains” monument, the participating teams will be officially welcomed by the Grandmother and the Grandfather as well as by the grandchild and the Artsakhian football fans. Players from Abkhazia and South Ossetia have already enjoyed the hospitality of Artsakhians on May 30. Football teams of Western Armenia, Sekey region and Sapmi will be in Artsakh on May 31. On June 1 Artsakh will welcome the teams of Padania and Chameria. The first day of the event is entirely dedicated to the official opening ceremony and hence the first actual game will take place only on June 2. 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 | 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. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |