  Erdogan offered money award to Macedonia for victory over Armenia   October 6, 2011 - 11:50 AMTPanARMENIAN.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 |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
