Shirak FC hold training in GyumriJanuary 12, 2010 - 18:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Shirak FC, which took 6th place in the Armenian championship of 2009, since December 14, 2009 started preparations for the season 2010. As the Shirak coach Vardan Bichakhchyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the club organizes gatherings in Gyumri. Defenders Hovhannes Demirchyan, Felix Khojoyan, midfielders Ararat Harutyunyan and Henrik Batikyan left Shirak, the head coach said. According to Bichakhchyan, Andranik Barikyan (forward) will play in Beirut. "Now the club train young players from the Shirak-2, it will become clear after the trainings whether we sign contracts with them," the head coach Shirak-2 said. 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. |