ARKA News Agency
Sept 7 2004

Monitoring of contact line of NKR and Azeri af took place without
violations of cease fire regime

Armenian Public Health Alliance summarizes results of competition for
anti-tobacco topic among journalists

Michelle Tankrez appointed representative of “Hayastan” All-Armenian
fund in NKR

Anatoli Drykov: We express our gratitude to Armenian people that
mourns together with Russia

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MONITORING OF CONTACT LINE OF NKR AND AZERI AF TOOK PLACE WITHOUT
VIOLATIONS OF CEASE FIRE REGIME

STEPANAKERT, September 7. /ARKA/. Monitoring of contact line of NKR
and Azeri Armed Forces took place without violations of cease fire
regime, NKR MFA told ARKA. Monitoring from positions of NKR Defense
Army was conducted by field assistants of personal representative of
OSCE Acting Chairman Miroslav Vymetal (Czech Republic) and Urgen
Schmidt.
Monitoring took place in accordance to schedule.
Monitoring mission was accompanied by representatives of NKR Ministry
of Defense and NKR MFA. L.D. –0–

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ARMENIAN PUBLIC HEALTH ALLIANCE SUMMARIZES RESULTS OF COMPETITION FOR
ANTI-TOBACCO TOPIC AMONG JOURNALISTS

YEREVAN, September 7. /ARKA/. Today Armenian Public Health Alliance
summarized the results of competition for the best journalist
publication of anti-tobacco topic. As Astghik Gevorgyan, the Chairman
of Union of Journalists of Armenia told on press conference, Hripsime
Jebejyan of Armenian Aravat daily was awarded for the best
publication in journalist investigation for her article “Maximum
Pleasure”. Anahit Khaytyan (“Hayastani Hanrapetutyun” daily), Davit
Petrosyan (Second Armenian TV Channel), Larisa Stepanyan (Russian
language daily “Respublika Armenia” and Golos Armenii) also were
awarded for active elucidation of anti-tobacco topic. Also Heghine
Koshtoyan was awarded in nomination “For best debut work on
anti-tobacco topic” for her article “Smoking can be dangerous for
your health”(“New Yerevan Times”). T.M. -0–

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MICHELLE TANKREZ APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVE OF “HAYASTAN” ALL-ARMENIAN
FUND IN NKR

The French benefactor Michelle Tankrez is appointed representative of
“Hayastan” All-Armenian Fund in Nagorno Karabakh Republic. As the
Fund Public Relations Department told today ARKA, he has taken up
permanent residence in Artsakh with his family since 2000 and has
been actively involved in the organization of annual phon-a-thons in
France. He has sponsored and currently continues sponsoring many
projects in Artsakh. T.M. —0–

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ANATOLI DRYKOV: WE EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE TO ARMENIAN PEOPLE THAT
MOURNS TOGETHER WITH RUSSIA

YEREVAN, September 7. /ARKA/. We express our gratitude to the
Armenian people that mourns together with Russia, as the Russian
Ambassador to Armenia Anatoli Drykov said today in Yerevan. “The
tragedy in Beslan is our common pain and your sympathy has great e
significance for us”, the Ambassador told. He stressed that Armenia
is already assisting all those who suffered in Beslan and there the
first party of donor blood was sent. The Embassy is also applied with
questions how to transfer funds to Beslan and therefore relevant
accounts have been opened. Dryukov mentioned that as officials as
well as simple people apply to the Embassy and offer organizations of
rehabilitation of the kids who suffered in Beslan. “We are
registering all these addresses and in case of necessity we will
certainly use them”, the Ambassador told.
Touching upon safety measures and prevention of possible terrorist
attacks, Dryukov mentioned that in his appeal of September 4, the
Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned three tasks among which is
strengthening of struggle against terror, in relation to which
relevant measures will be developed. The Ambassador also told that
the CIS states Heads are to hold their session in Astana on September
15-16 where these issues will be discussed undoubtedly. T.M. -0–

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