ARKA News Agency
April 22 2004
RA Foreign Minister made a report `New Caucasus in Context of
Changing Geopolitics’ in London
October 16 to be celebrated in Armenia as Press Worker Day
RA NA Speaker receive deputies of Bundestag
RA President and German Foreign Minister discuss bilateral relations
John Ordway, the US Ambassador in Armenia: Support of the opposition
doesn’t concern the US and is not in the US interest
On April 21 the House of the Parliament of Canada acknowledges the
Armenian Genocide of 1915
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RA FOREIGN MINISTER MADE A REPORT `NEW CAUCASUS IN CONTEXT OF
CHANGING GEOPOLITICS’ IN LONDON
YEREVAN, April 22. /ARKA/. RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian made a
report `New Caucasus in Context of Changing Geopolitics’ in London,
RA MFA told ARKA. The Minister emphasized four basic problems of
Armenia: security, development, eurointegration and Karabakh
conflict.
Today Oskanian will meet with GB MFA Jack Strow in the frames of his
working meeting in London. L.D. –0–
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OCTOBER 16 TO BE CELEBRATED IN ARMENIA AS PRESS WORKER DAY
YEREVAN, April 22. /ARKA/. In accordance to RA Government decision,
October 16 will be celebrated in Armenia as Press Worker Day, RA
Government told ARKA.
On Oct. 16, 1794 first Armenian printed periodic magazine Azdarar was
issued in Madras (India). L.D. –0–
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RA NA SPEAKER RECEIVE DEPUTIES OF BUNDESTAG
YEREVAN, April 22. /ARKA/. RA NA Speaker Arthur Baghdasarian received
deputies of Bundestag Folker Ruche, Ludger Folmer and Rudolph Bindig,
RA NA told ARKA. The parties discussed expanding of interparliament
relations between Armenia and Germany and eurointegration of South
Caucasus region. `Armenia is ready to regional dialogue for peaceful
settlement of the conflicts’, the Speaker said. L.D. –0–
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RA PRESIDENT AND GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSS BILATERAL RELATIONS
YEREVAN, April 22. /ARKA/. RA President Robert Kocharian and German
Foreign Minister, Vice Chancellor Joschka Fischer discussed bilateral
relations. Kocharian highly estimated the level of bilateral
political cooperation and stressed that the visit of Vice Chancellor
is estimated as continuation of dialogue and growth of interest to
South Caucasus in the region.
Talking about Karabakh settlement the parties noted the importance of
creation of atmosphere of trust between the parties. Kocharian said
that he offered Azerbaijan settlement formula by means of
cooperation, which is however is not accepted by Azeri party. He also
represented position of Armenia on Armenian-Turkish relations.
`Armenia has always been for conduction of dialogue without
pre-conditions and always stressed that relations between the parties
must not be determined with our relations with third country’,
Kocharian said.
The parties discussed wide spectrum of Armenian-German bilateral
cooperation and regional issues. The parties noted that activation of
political dialogue between the countries is obvious. The countries
also actively cooperation in international structures. Armenian party
highly estimated realization of development programs with Germany,
namely realization of programs in the sphere of energy, water supply,
infrastructures and small and medium business.
Fischer arrived today in Armenia in the frames of regional visit.
L.D. –0 –
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JOHN ORDWAY, THE US AMBASSADOR IN ARMENIA: SUPPORT OF THE OPPOSITION
DOESN’T CONCERN THE US AND IS NOT IN THE US INTEREST
YEREVAN, April 22. /ARKA/. `Support of the opposition doesn’t concern
the US and is not in the US interests’, stated John Ordway, the US
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Armenia, during the
briefing. As he said, political quest and the issues of further ways
of development of Armenia are to be solved only by Armenians
themselves. `As during the elections, as now we do not support any of
the sides’, said Ordway. He also noted that it’s in the interests of
the US to see Armenia as economically developed and stable country in
the region. A.H. –0–
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ON APRIL 21 THE HOUSE OF THE PARLIAMENT OF CANADA ACKNOWLEDGES THE
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE OF 1915
YEREVAN, April 22. /ARKA/. On April 21 the House of the Parliament of
Canada acknowledged the Armenian Genocide of 1915. According to the
press release of RA Embassy in Canada, the decision was adopted by
153 votes to 68. According to the press release, in the adopted
resolution Ì-38 it’s stated that the House acknowledges the Armenian
Genocide of 1915 and condemns this as a crime against humanity. The
resolution was proposed by a member of Bloc Quebecois opposition
party, Ms. Madeline Dalphond-Guiral. According to the press release,
before voting that took place on April 21, the resolution passed two
discussions on February 25 and April 20, in the course of which the
majority was for adoption of the resolution. `Notwithstanding the
threats on the part of the Turkish Embassy in Ottawa, the majority of
the opposition and part of the ruling party voted for the adoption of
the resolution’, according to the statement of the Armenian Embàssy.
According to the press release, acknowledgement of the Armenian
Genocide is a result of consistent work of decades of the Armenian
community in Canada. Besides, many influential figures and community
organizations also have their input in this, as well as the
monotonous and goal -oriented position of RA regarding the issue of
the Armenian Genocide acknowledgement. As it’s stated in the press
release, the Senate of Canada adopted resolution which acknowledged
the Armenian Genocide already on June 13, 2002.
Beginning from the seconds half of the 19th century till 1920 the
Ottoman Empire regularly prosecuted Armenians. The barbarity of the
Ottoman Turkey towards Armenians took place in 1915, when in various
regions of West Armenia, which was a part of Ottoman Turkey, over 1.5
mln of Armenians were massacred. A.H. –0–