ARKA News Agency
Aug 13 2004

Regional semi-final of 5th international contest of young designers
`New Fashion – World Without Borders’ takes place in Yerevan

NKR authorities returned Azeri military man

CBA plans to resume traditions of conduction of Armenian Chess Cup

The newly appointed Ambassador of Poland to Armenia hands credentials
to RA President Robert Kocharian

ArmenTel CJSC to emit a new consignment of Sim and Easy-Card
beginning from August 16, 2004

CBA publishes bad borrowers list

NKR President Arkadi Ghukasyan goes on holiday

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REGIONAL SEMI-FINAL OF 5TH INTERNATIONAL CONTEST OF YOUNG DESIGNERS
`NEW FASHION – WORLD WITHOUT BORDERS’ TAKES PLACE IN YEREVAN

YEREVAN, August 13. /ARKA/. Regional semi-final of 5th international
contest of young designers `New Fashion – World Without Borders’ took
place in Yerevan. According to the President of Russian Siluet
Foundation, Honorary Member of Russian Arts Academy Tatiana
Mikhalkova, `the contest is an opportunity for young designers to
receive new orders and maybe even work abroad. We would like that
government and private structures supported us’, she said.
According to the Director of `Atex Fashion Center’ Karine Dnoyan, 70
applications for participation in the contest were received from
students and graduates of Armenian and NKR institutes. After 3 rounds
30 young Armenian designers will take part in the semi-final. The
winners will represent Armenia during the final in Moscow in
September.
The organizer of the contest is CJSC Atex Fashion Center. L.D. –0 –

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NKR AUTHORITIES RETURNED AZERI MILITARY MAN

STEPANAKERT, August 13. /ARKA/. Today, in 14.00 local time at the
Aghdam direction of NKR and Azeri armed forces contact line, NKR
State Commission on Prisoners of War and Missing transferred the
citizen of Baku Samedov Anar Misha ogly to Azeri party.
Transmission was conducted in accordance to the decision of NKR
authorities in mediation of International Red Cross Committee in NKR,
after the Azeri party agreed to receive its military man. During his
stay in Karabakh, Samedov was attended by representatives of IRCC.
Anar Samedov was arrested by NKR Defense Army on August 6, 2004
during trespassing the line of demarcation. L.D. –0 –

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CBA PLANS TO RESUME TRADITIONS OF CONDUCTION OF ARMENIAN CHESS CUP

YEREVAN, August 13. /ARKA/. CBA plans to resume traditions of
conduction of Armenian Chess Cup among bank’s staff members. Three CB
staff members became the winners of the competition that started two
months ago, they received prizes and memory gifts. First place was
taken by the lawyer of Legal Department of CB Karen Meliksetian, who
received money prize in amount of 50 thousand AMD, second place –
staff member of Department of Information Systems Khachatur
Bakhshetsian, who received 30 thousand AMD, third place – Director of
CB Cafeteria Levon Poghosian, who received 20 thousand AMD.
According to CBA Chairman Tigran Sargsian, CB plans to resume
traditions of the cup. He said that chess in Armenia have serious
traditions and the goal of the bank is to give new impulse to their
future development. `In near future we plan to conduct similar chess
tournaments in commercial banks of the country and then we will
determine the best players of RA banking system and create a team of
banking chess players’, Sargsian said. He also said that
Ardshininvestbank already expressed readiness to provide financial
support to conduction of similar tournaments.
The President and Founder of Armenian Chess Academy, International
Grand Master Smbat Lputian said that `as a chess player he is proud
that chess traditions are restored in the country’. L.D. –0 –

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THE NEWLY APPOINTED AMBASSADOR OF POLAND TO ARMENIA HANDS CREDENTIALS
TO RA PRESIDENT ROBERT KOCHARIAN

YEREVAN, August 13. /ARKA/. The newly appointed Ambassador of Poland
to Armenia Tomash Knotkhe has handed credentials to RA President
Robert Kocharian today. According to RA President’s Press Service
Department, during the meeting Kocharian expressed his satisfaction
with the level of Armenian- Polish relations, noting that they
develop quite dynamically. He also attached importance to the
development of Armenian-Polish partnership in the context of the
European direction of the Armenian external politics. According to
Kocharian, Armenia, on its way to European integration, considers
Poland as a new partner in the frames of EU, who is represented by
Poland.
According to the press release, the parties attached key importance
to the visit of RA President to Poland planned on September 5-7 for
further development of Armenian-Polish relations. A.H. – 0 –

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ARMENTEL CJSC TO EMIT A NEW CONSIGNMENT OF SIM AND EASY-CARD
BEGINNING FROM AUGUST 16, 2004

YEREVAN, August 13. /ARKA/. ArmenTel CJSC will emit a new consignment
of SIM and Easy-Card beginning from August 16, 2004. According to the
announcement published in the press, SIM cards will be given to
individuals and juridical persons by their free subscription for
them. Cards will be provided in Yerevan and regional departments of
the company.
Besides, according to the announcement, ArmenTel will also provide
Easy-Card to the individuals who subscribed for cards in Yerevan
subscribers servicing centres of the company in November-December
2003. To get an Easy-Card one should submit an application ticket and
passport. The announcement also states that other people, who have
subscribed for cards, will be additionally informed of the supply
with Easy Card.
At the end of 1997 OTE Greek company purchased 90% of ArmenTel
telecommunication company’s shares at $142.47 mln. through
international tender. The rest 10% of the shares belongs to the RA
Government. According to the agreement, signed with the RA
Government, ArmenTel received a monopoly licence on communication
system for 15 years. According to the agreement, OTE was to invest
$200 mln. into the RA telecommunication within first 5 years. A.H.
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CBA PUBLISHES BAD BORROWERS LIST

YEREVAN, August 13. /ARKA/. Central Bank of Armenia published list
containing name of bad borrowes that as of 30 June 2004 had
liabilities to the Armenian commercial banks in the sum more than USD
100 thous. and with the term of more than 180 days. According to
statement of CBA, this publication is stipulated by requirement of
paragraph 3 of Clause 6 of RA law on banking confidentiality. The bad
borrowes list contains 89 enterprises as a whole among which are such
companies as Armenergo CJSC, Intermotor Yerevan Ltd, Armenicum+ CJSC,
Neutron SIE, Nairit Plant CJSC, Sodk Golden Ore Ltd, Kapan Ore Mining
Combine. T.M. -0–

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NKR PRESIDENT ARKADI GHUKASYAN GOES ON HOLIDAY

STEPANAKERT, August 13. /ARKA/. President of Nagorno Karabakh
Republic Arkadi Ghukasyan went on holiday that we would spend outside
the Republic, as NKR President General Information Service told ARKA
today. T.M. -0–