Novorossiysk owes its park artery to Najaryan, as it was established in 1946, but started developing only during Najaryan’s tenure.

Wrestling: on July 21, Armenia’s Greco-Roman wrestler Arthur Alexanyan (weight class 84kg) won the champion’s title at Junior World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Earlier, Armenia’s Alexan Mikaelyan (weight class 60kg) won bronze.

The political week in Armenia started with congresses of the Armenian National Movement and Armenakan Ramkavar-Azatakan party. On July 17, Yerevan hosted the 16th congress of the Armenian National Movement. In his remarks, Armenia's first President Levon Ter-Petrosyan said that Armenia’s economic development is impossible without resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and normalization of relations with Turkey. Ter-Petrosyan also voiced confidence that the key to Armenian-Turkish reconciliation is in Russia’s hands.

The results of the first half of 2010 indicate that global economy is growing at a slow pace, including markets of the U.S., Europe, Russia and China. Meanwhile, 15% unprecedented growth was recorded in China. Indices of stock exchanges also prove the growth in global economy. Moreover, anti-crisis governmental programs are implemented consistently.

On July 22 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) confirmed that proclamation of Kosovo’s independence did not contradict international laws. And although the court’s decision is not mandatory, it finally put an end to the issue of the former colonies’ right to independence. It is quite likely that after the decision of the ICJ many states, which considered Kosovo part of Serbia, will recognize its independence. One could even say that the two-year fight of Kosovars for their rights produced the logical result.