The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) removed from the agenda 898 bills, including the Protocols on normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations and opening of the border between Armenia and Turkey. The Protocols were signed in Zurich on 10 October 2009. According to Pirus Haber, the main reason for the withdrawal of the Protocols from the agenda was the stance of the new Parliament, which considers that the issue of opening the Armenian-Turkish border is no longer tangible for the country’s political course. Besides, in compliance with the parliament’s regulations, a bill not approved by the Parliament within half a year, loses its validity.

Football: Armenian forwards Gevorg Ghazaryan and Marcos Pizzelli signed 3-year contracts with Metallurg Donetsk. “We have closely watches the guys’ career, so there was no need for a try-out,” Metallurg sports director Vardan Israelyan said. The first match the Armenian forwards played as part of the Ukrainian FC was a friendly against Ujpest (Hungary) on June 21. Earlier, Metallurg signed a contract with Armenian midfielder Karlen Mkrtchyan.