Baku pledges security for Armenian athletes at European OlympicsDecember 11, 2012 - 13:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan is ready to give Armenia an opportunity to participate in the European Olympics, vice-president of Azerbaijan's National Olympic Committee, Trend quoted Chingiz Huseynzade as saying. Armenia refused to vote when a decision was taken by the General Assembly of the EOC to hold the first-ever European Games in Baku. "We are ready to provide security assurances to all participants of the Olympics, including Armenian athletes," Huseynzade said. According to Huseynzade, Armenians will participate in the Olympics."There is no problem on our part," he said. The 41st General Assembly of the European Olympic Committee, held in Rome on Saturday, Dec 8 decided to hold the first-ever European Games in Baku. The Games will be held in 2015. 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 | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |