Day: March 19, 2024
Stability in the South Caucasus matters for Euro-Atlantic security as we face a more dangerous world today, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference alongside Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan.
“Armenia and Azerbaijan now have an opportunity to achieve enduring peace after years of conflict. This is why I urge both countries to reach an agreement, paving the way for normalization of relations,” Stoltenberg said.
“NATO supports Armenia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and its peaceful aspirations,” the Secretary General stated.
Lionel Messi’s Hong Kong fans who bought tickets to a friendly that he skipped at the last minute will get a 50% refund, the match organizer said, the BBC reports.
Messi’s absence from the game in February, which he blamed on an injury, sent Chinse fans seething for weeks.
Ticketholders applying for refunds must agree not to pursue legal action, Tatler Asia said.
The refunds could cost up to HK$56m (£5.6m; $7.1m), the publication said.
Fans had paid up to HK$4,880 each to watch the 36-year-old Argentine footballer but Messi remained on the bench throughout the match.
Some 38,000 spectators at the sold-out Hong Kong Stadium booed and demanded refunds at the end of the game.
NATO supports Armenia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity – Stoltenberg – Public Radio of Armenia Public Radio of Armenia – Official Web site