ARKA News Agency
May 10 2004

10 May

NKR Army is one of the guarantors of peaceful process of Karabakh
settlement

Nagorno Karabakh celebrates three holidays – Victory Day, NKR Defense
Army Day and Liberation of Shushi Day

8 May

The RA President Robert Kocharian congratulates the Armenian nation
on the Day of Victory and Peace

7 May

Training for Abkhaz and Georgian journalists held in Yerevan

The RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan to go to Kiev with a two-day
visit on May 10

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NKR ARMY IS ONE OF THE GUARANTORS OF PEACEFUL PROCESS OF KARABAKH
SETTLEMENT

STEPANAKERT, May, 10. /ARKA/. NKR Army is one of the guarantors of
peaceful process of Karabakh settlement, says the letter of NKR
President Arkady Gukasian on the occasion of Victory Day and creation
of NKR Defense Army. “Today, when Azerbaijan tries to turn the
history back, hoping to gain revenge in military settlement of
Karabakh conflict, we have no right to drop speed of military
construction, equipment of our army with modern armament and increase
its fighting efficiency”, the letter says. Gukasian said that May
holidays coincide with another important event – conclusion of
cease-fire regime between Armenia, Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh 10
years ago. “Azerbaijan was forced to recognize Karabakh as a party of
the conflict and conclude peace only due to successes of our army.
And if the regime is observed by now, it is first of all thanks to
the power and strength of NKR Defense Army”, Gukasian stated. L.D.
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NAGORNO KARABAKH CELEBRATES THREE HOLIDAYS – VICTORY DAY, NKR DEFENSE
ARMY DAY AND LIBERATION OF SHUSHI DAY

STEPANAKERT, May, 10. /ARKA/. Nagorno Karabakh celebrates three
holidays – Victory Day, NKR Defense Army Day and Liberation of Shushi
Day. Official delegation of Armenia headed with RA President Robert
Kocharian arrived in Karabakh for participation in the celebrations.
Representatives of supreme administration of Nagorno Karabakh and
Armenian delegation placed flowers to the memorials of legendary hero
of Karabakh war Ashot Ghulian and USSR Marshal Hovannes Bagramian.
Then the parties visited Memorial complex of the capital and placed a
wreath and flowers to the memorial of the heroes of Great Patriotic
War. The delegations also visited Shushi City.
The celebrations dedicated to Victory Day ended with holiday
fireworks. L.D. –0–

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THE RA PRESIDENT ROBERT KOCHARIAN CONGRATULATES THE ARMENIAN NATION
ON THE DAY OF VICTORY AND PEACE

YEREVAN, May, 8. /ARKA/. The RA President Robert Kocharian
congratulated the Armenian nation on the Day of Victory and Peace.
According to the RA President’s Press Service Department, in his
statement Kocharian says: “May 9 is a double festive day for our
nation since 1992: it has acquired a new meaning with liberation of
Shoushi on that day and it symbolizes the will of our nation to
protect its rights and ensure security of the country”. “The fact
that 10 years have passed since signing the agreement on ceasefire is
also symbolic. We appreciate peace and will adhere to the principle
of peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict in future”,according
to the President’s statement. A.H. –0–

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TRAINING FOR ABKHAZ AND GEORGIAN JOURNALISTS HELD IN YEREVAN

YEREVAN, May 10. /ARKA/. Currently Abkhaz and Georgian journalists
permanently writing for the electronic edition of Institute for War
and Peace Reporting (IWPR) and Panorama daily published by the
assistance of IWPR are attending the training organized in Yerevan.
The three-day training is attended by seven Abkhaz and eight Georgian
journalists. During the training each journalist will have a task –
to write an article on political situation in Armenia. As Inal
Khashig, Co-Editor of Panorama told ARKA, the trainings are organized
twice a year for teaching of European standards of writing of
articles to journalists. “This time we chose Armenia, as the recent
events are of interest, moreover few Abkhaz and Georgian journalists
are aware of the situation in Armenia. “, he said. Khashig also noted
that the journalist problems are not discussed during the training.
“We cultivate normal European taste to the young journalists”, he
said.
Tom de Vaal, Editor of London IWRP Caucasus Department informed ARKA,
that Panorama is a unique product as it is published in
simultaneously Abkhazia and Georgia, adding that IWRP is attempting
to enhance readers range of the edition throughout Caucasus. “We will
try to create a Caucasus daily on the basis of Abkhaz-Georgian
edition with the main purpose to fill in the information vacuum.”, he
said. In his opinion, the issue of all-Caucasian newspaper is
possible in perspective. The editorial plans issuing of a daily in
Javakhetia on Georgian and Armenian languages as well as one in
Karabakh. T.M. –0–

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THE RA PRIME MINISTER ANDRANIK MARGARYAN TO GO TO KIEV WITH A TWO-DAY
VISIT ON MAY 10

YEREVAN, May, 8. /ARKA/. The RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan to
go to Kiev with a two-day visit on May 10. According to the RA
President’s Press Service Department, meetings with the Ukraine
President Leonid Kuchma, the Representative of the Supreme Rada
Vladimir Litvin, the Prime –Minister Victor Yanoukovitch, the
President of the National Academy of Sciences of the Ukraine Boris
Patonov are planned in the course of the visit.
According to the press release, a session of the Armenian-Ukraine
intergovernmental commission on economic co-operation to take place
on May 11 in Kiev. The members of the commission will focus on the
issues connected with fulfilling the decisions made during the
previous sessions, and the course of implementation of the programs
on long-term economic co-operation between Armenia and the Ukraine
for 2001-2010. Besides, the members of the session will consider the
issue on cooperation between the two countries in the area of trade,
science and technology, education and tourism, as well as in
transport and economic areas.
According to the press release, the Armenian state delegation will
include the RA Minister of Trade and Economic Development Karen
Chshmarityan (the co-Chairman of intergovernmental commission), the
Minister of Finance and Economy Vardan Khachatryan, the Head of
Control Service of the Prime Minister Sargis Grigoryan, the Armenian
Ambassador to the Ukraine Armen Khachatryan, the President of the RA
National Academy of Sciences Fadei Sargsyan, the Deputy of RA NA
mourad Gouloyan as well as the Deputy Ministers of Transport and
Communication, Foreign Affairs, Energy, Agriculture, Education and
Science, Culture and Youth Affairs. A.H. —0—

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