Armenian President meets Manchester City chairman in UKAugust 20, 2019 - 13:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has met Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, the chairman of Manchester City football club and the chief executive officer and managing director of Mubadala Development Company, in Manchester, UK. The two discussed the prospects of cooperating with Mubadala and the latter’s possible investments in Armenia. The Abu Dhabi-headquartered company mainly operates in the fields of high technologies, telecommunications, energy, healthcare, real estate, infrastructure, education and science. Mubarak briefed Sarkissian on the activity of the City Football Group, a holding company whose flagship club is Manchester City F.C. Also, the possibility of implementing projects aimed at the development of football in Armenia were discussed at the meeting in Manchester. Once the meeting was over, Sarkissian toured the Manchester City Academy to learn more about training programs of various age groups. The Armenian leader also watched the match between Manchester City and Tottenham. 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 | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. 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. |