Chess: Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian tied his 10th round game vs. Anish Giri (Netherlands) and is now third in the standings of Tata Steel Chess Tournament. Gabriel Sargissian is currently 5th in tournament B, after defeat by Le Quanq Liem (Vietnam).
NKR Prime Minister Ara Harutyunyan and Argentinean-Armenian businessman Eduardo Eurnekian signed a memorandum of understanding, launching the program implementation.
The declaration, condemning militaristic statements and actions of Azerbaijan, was singed by 145 French MPs out of 577, with signature-gathering still in process.
“International festival and scientific conference will be organized jointly with UNESCO to mark 300th birth anniversary of great Armenian ashug Sayat Nova,” Tovmas Poghosyan said.