Italy national football team arrives in YerevanOctober 10, 2012 - 21:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Italy national football team arrived in Yerevan October 10, 9:39 pm local time. A large number of fans in Italian FC uniforms gathered at Zvartnots Airport to welcome the footballers. The team will have their only training in Yerevan on October 11, which will be open to the accredited journalists only. Armenia vs. Italy World Cup 2014 qualifier is scheduled for October 12, at Yerevan’s Hrazdan stadium. After tying a game vs. Bulgaria, Italy beat Malta. Meanwhile, Armenia scored a 1:0 victory against Malta following a defeat by Bulgaria. Italy scored 4 points to come 1st, with Armenia are the 3rd with 3 points. 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 | Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |