Russian railways to provide cheap train tickets for Euro 2012 fansApril 14, 2012 - 15:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian fans traveling by train to Ukraine and Poland for Euro 2012 are to get cut-price tickets under an agreement announced Saturday, April 14 by state-owned Russian Railways, RIA Novosti reported. The continent's top national team competition is June 8 to July 1, with matches in the Polish cities of Warsaw, Wroclaw, Gdansk and Poznan; and the Ukrainian cities of Kharkiv, Lviv, Donetsk and Kiev. Passenger groups of eight or more traveling to any of these cities around these dates will get discounts of up to 25 percent, a Russian Railways statement said. Lesser discounts are available for single parties. Extra trains are to be laid on to Warsaw, where two of Russia's three group matches will be held. Minimum tariffs to the Polish capital under the scheme will be 160 euros, the company said. A similar scheme give Russian fans free plane tickets has been dogged by reports of resale attempts. 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 | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |