  Talks on venue of Armenian and Azeri football teams proved fruitlessApril 13, 2007 - 14:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A regular round of talks on the venue of Armenian and Azerbaijan football teams within EURO 2008 qualifying games proved fruitless. During a special UEFA meeting in Cardiff, Azerbaijan kept on insisting on neutral ground (Ukraine has already issued an invitation) while Armenia pressed for meetings in Baku and Yerevan. According to the schedule in Group A, September 8 the teams are to meet in Armenia and September 12 in Azerbaijan. Both teams are outsiders of the Group with Polish, Portuguese, Serbian and Finnish teams in the lead. The final decision is supposed to be taken April 18 during a sitting of the UEFA executive committee, ITAR-TASS reports.  Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Armenian cemetery in Fresno hit by arsons six times since January  Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance.Iran vows to “decisively” defend sovereignty, national interests The Iranian embassy in Armenia has defended its “defensive and proportional action in in occupied Palestine.”Armenian shooter Elmira Karapetyan Armenian shooter Elmira Karapetyan won gold at the ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Rio de Janiero.Britain said to have entered talks to deport migrants to Armenia Britain is said to have entered talks to replicate the Rwanda migrant deportation scheme with Armenia. |
