International rating tournament of Alpine skiing will be held in ArmeniaJanuary 16, 2009 - 19:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - International rating tournament of Alpine skiing will be held for the first time in Tsaghkadzor Armenian resort from January 16 to 20, reports the press office of VivaCell-MTS cellular operator. Some 28 sportsmen from 11 countries will participate in the tournament. On January 17-18 - the competition will be on the special slalom track, and on January 19-20 - on the giant slalom track. The opening ceremony of the tournament is due on January 16 at 16:00 on the Tsaghkadzor sideway. The tournament has its own special prize fund. The main sponsor of the tournament is Armenia's leading mobile operator VivaCell-MTS. Driven by the belief that sports have its main influence on the country's health, and being Armenia's sports' partner, VivaCell-MTS contributed AMD 60 million to the Armenian Ski Federation. 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 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |