  Figure skating school after Yevgeny Plyushchenko to open in YerevanDecember 16, 2008 - 15:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A figure skating school named after Olympic champion Yevgeny Plyushchenko will open in the Yerevan Sports and Concert Complex on December 27."We are negotiating with Mr. Plyushchenko, whose participation in the project will be very helpful," Hovik Muradyan, a stockholder of Bamo company, the owner of the SCC, told a news conference in Yerevan today. "The fee will be affordable. Furthermore, lessons will be free of charge for 25 per cent of pupils," he added. Yevgeny Plyushchenko himself arrived in Yerevan to attend the opening ceremony and give a master class. On December 27 and 28, he will present his famous show. "I want to make a contribution to development of figure skating in Armenia. We are also negotiating to invite coaches and specialists from Russia," he said, adding that the best Armenian pupils will take part in his ice shows.   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. |
