European Chess Championships: Armenia-Azerbaijan board pairings namedNovember 4, 2011 - 14:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will face off against Azerbaijan in the 2nd round of Porto Carras-hosted European Team Chess Championships. The board pairings were announced as follows: Levon Aronian – Teimour Radjabov, Sergei Movsesian- Vugar Gashimov, Vladimir Akopian – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Gabriel Sargissian- Gadir Guseinov. After crushing Austria 3,5:05 in the 1st round, Armenian men’s team is placed 5th; Azerbaijan scored a 2,5:1,5 victory over Italy to rank 4th. 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 | Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |