ARKA News Agency
Aug 26 2004
Armenian Foreign Minister receives Secretary of UN Committee of
Administrative and Budgetary Affairs
Armenian PM presents his condolences to his russian colleague in
relation to jet crashes
Armentel company cable fault is the result of road works
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ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER RECEIVES SECRETARY OF UN COMMITTEE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY AFFAIRS
YEREVAN, August 26. /ARKA/. The Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan
Oskanian received Movses Abelyan, Secretary of UN Committee of
Administrative and Budgetary Affairs. As the Armenian Foreign
Ministry Information and Press Department told ARKA, during the
meeting the sides exchanged their views on forthcoming reforms of the
UN in 2005, particularly enhancing of the Security Council. Also
there were discussed issues of Armenia’s more involvement in UN
development programs that will be possible to target at Strategic
Program for Reduction of Poverty. In this regard the sides attached
big importance to mutually beneficial contacts on high level, as well
as cooperation between Armenia and the UN development programs.
Movses Abelyan earlier was the Head of Permanent Commission of
Representation of Armenia to the UN in New York and then went to
position of Secretary of UN Committee of Administrative and Budgetary
Issues in April 2004. T.M. -0–
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ARMENIAN PM PRESENTS HIS CONDOLENCES TO HIS RUSSIAN COLLEAGUE IN
RELATION TO JET CRASHES
YEREVAN, August 26. /ARKA/. In relation to yesterday’s jet crashes in
Russia the Head of the Armenian Government Andranik Margarian sent a
telegram with condolences to his Russian colleague Mikhail Fradkov.
As the Armenian Government Public and Press Relations Department told
ARKA, the telegram expressed deep condolences on behalf of the
Armenian Government and the Armenian PM himself in relation to large
jet crashes of TU134 and TU154 aircraft in result of which tens of
people lost their lives. `Sending the words of sincere compassion in
this very difficult moment for Russia, we ask you to pass our words
of condolences to families and beloved of the victims’, it is mention
in the message. T.M. -0–
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ARMENTEL COMPANY CABLE FAULT IS THE RESULT OF ROAD WORKS
YEREVAN, August 26. /ARKA/. ArmenTel company cable fault is the
result of road repair works, according to Asmik Chutilyan, the Head
of Public Relations Department of ArmenTel company. She explained
that the fault occurred in the region of Vanadzor (Armenia), and not
in Georgia, as previously presumed. `As a result of road work the
cable was damaged in three places and the cable will be repaired in
course of an hour’ she said. At that she assured that normal Internet
connection is already restored.
To mention, the problems with internet connection occurred yesterday
at 17:30 local time. L.V.–0–