Poland’s Euro 2012 venue calls off match over safety concernsFebruary 3, 2012 - 16:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Poland’s National Stadium in Warsaw, a key venue for this summer’s Euro 2012 games, is not ready to host a Polish match this month due to safety concerns, the city’s officials said on Friday, February 3, M&C reported, citing DPA. The venue is not ready for the Polish SuperCup match on February 11, which officials said was an event of “heightened risk.” Two bitter rivals were to play at the game - Wisla Krakow and Legia Warsaw - who included rowdy fans on both sides. The stadium was to have been ready by September, but it experienced an array of construction delays before it finally held its opening ceremony on Sunday. Officials said the stadium “did not meet safety requirements,” and police, fire and sanitation inspectors all had objections. Police pointed out there were no barriers to separate fans of the opposing teams. Poland is co-hosting Euro 2012 with neighbouring Ukraine. Both countries have experienced delays in building infrastructure to accommodate the expected thousands of football fans. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. 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. |