Armenia finishes 4th in Eurovision 2008May 25, 2008 - 13:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Sirusho finished 4th in yesterday's Eurovision 2008 grand final in Belgrade, Serbia. The Armenian singer garnered 199 points. The highest 12 points she received from Belgium, France, Poland, Czechia, the Netherlands, Greece, Russia, Georgia. 10 points came from Cyprus and Turkey, 8 points from San Marino, Bulgaria and Israel, 7 points from Ukraine and Belarus, 6 points from Germany and Bosnia, 5 points from Serbia and Slovenia, 4 points from Romania, 2 points from Albania, Moldova and Sweden, 1 point from Macedonia, Iceland and Montenegro.The winner of Eurovision 2008 is Russia's Dima Bilan with 272 points. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |