Azerbaijan become Armenia’s opponents
16:57 AMT, October 23, 2013
According to the decision of FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the sole vacant spot in the World Chess Team Championship will be given to Azerbaijan.
To note, the event will be held from November 24 to December 6 in Antalya, Turkey.
Thus, the ten teams that will compete in the championship are: Armenia, Russia, Ukraine, the Netherlands, Germany, USA, China, Egypt, Turkey, and Azerbaijan.
Armenia will defend their title, which they had won in 2011 in China.
Source: http://sport.news.am
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Why not give it to Iran?