Armenia 62nd in FIFA rankingsMay 18, 2011 - 12:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 18, FIFA published the national rankings, where Armenia retained the 62nd position with 524 points. The positions of Armenia’s rivals in EURO 2012 Group B remained unchanged, but for Slovakia, which climbed to the 26th position; Russia are 18th, Ireland – 34th, Macedonia -85th, Andorra – 202nd. Spain top the rankings with 1857 points, followed by the Netherlands (1702 points) and Brazil (1425 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 | 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. |