Peculiarities of Armenia’s economic growth and financial incentives were in the focus.

During the past week, Armenia focused on possibilities to improve business environment.

Publications of WikiLeaks overshadowed the preparations for the OSCE summit and the possibility of new agreements in settlement of Karabakh conflict. When the first “shock” was over (if it ever started), the publication came to be perceived adequately and the first question – who needed all this – became obvious. Obvious was also the answer – all those who want to change the world order established for years and finally adopt the unipolar world in which there is no room for sentimentality and all sorts of claims about “freedom of speech and human rights”.

Weightlifting: Armenia’s Araik Mirzoyan won the U23 Weightlifting Championships in 77kg weight category, lifting 155 in the snatch and 186 in the clean & jerk (totaling 341kg). Aghasi Aghasyan won silver, lifting 336kg in the snatch and clean & jerk.