ARKA News Agency
Oct 5 2004
Karabakh conflict in the end leads to the issue of human rights
protection – RA NA Vice Speaker
Bulgaria is ready to play effective role in peaceful settlement of
Karabakh conflict
Presidents of Armenia and Bulgaria: Karabakh conflict settlement
should be reached only through peace
Presidents of Armenia and Bulgaria discuss level of bilateral
cooperation
The Secretary General of NATO: NATO to pay special attention to the
South Caucasus
A polling center to operate in Armenia for citizens of the ukraine to
participate in the presidential elections
The session of the standing committee on defense and national
security of CIS Interparliamentary Assembly will be held in Armenia
on October 6-8
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KARABAKH CONFLICT IN THE END LEADS TO THE ISSUE OF HUMAN RIGHTS
PROTECTION – RA NA VICE SPEAKER
YEREVAN, October 5. /ARKA/. Karabakh conflict in the end leads to the
issue of human rights protection, RA NA Vice Speaker Vahan
Hovannisian stated at the meeting with Foreign Minister of Finland
Erkki Tuomioja. According to Hovannisian, more than 150 thousand
population of Karabakh tries to build their life on democratic
standards. “In case of elections they face the fact that
international organizationsdeclare them invalid”, he noted.
The parties stressed the importance of strengthening of
interparliament relations between Finland and Armenia. At this,
Hovannisian confirmed the invitation of Finnish Speaker in Armenia.
L.D. -0–
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BULGARIA IS READY TO PLAY EFFECTIVE ROLE IN PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF
KARABAKH CONFLICT
YEREVAN, October 5. /ARKA/. Bulgaria is ready to play effective role
in peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict, the President of
Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov stated at the meeting with RA NA Vice
Speaker Vahan Hovannisian, RA NA told ARKA. Parvanov noted that
Bulgaria wants to develop relations with Armenia multilateral
political and economic links. “International organizations allow us
not only to communicate, but also support each other”, he said.
Hovannisian in his turn said that problems at Balkans and South
Caucasus are often similar and Bulgaria understands them and tries to
assist their settlement. He also stressed the necessity of
development of transport links between Armenia and Bulgaria. “It is
very important today, when Russia fighting against terrorism closed
Caucasus land road”, Vice Speaker said. L.D. –0–
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PRESIDENTS OF ARMENIA AND BULGARIA: KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT
SHOULD BE REACHED ONLY THROUGH PEACE
YEREVAN, October 5. /ARKA/. Armenia and Bulgaria share the opinion
concerning the peaceful settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
According to the Press Service Department of RA President, this was
stated in the joint announcement of Armenian and Bulgarian Presidents
Robert Kocharian and Georgi Parvanov. Tit says that Armenia and
Bulgaria welcome the activation of negotiation process on Nagorno
Karabakh settlement in 2004. Being country members of OSCE, Armenia
and Bulgaria support the efforts of OSCE Minsk group and its
Co-chairmen in search of a lasting and comprehensive solution
acceptable for both sides of the conflict. L.V.–0–
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PRESIDENTS OF ARMENIA AND BULGARIA DISCUSS LEVEL OF BILATERAL
COOPERATION
YEREVAN, October 5. /ARKA/. Presidents of Armenia and Bulgaria,
Robert Kocharian and Georgi Parvanov, discussed level of bilateral
cooperation, RA President’s press office told ARKA. The parties
discussed all agenda of bilateral relations, different international
processes and regional issues. They expressed readiness considering
assistance to future deepening of bilateral political dialogue and
activation of bilateral cooperation.
After the meeting of the presidents the discussions of
Armenian-Bulgarian relations took place in expanding structure. The
parties considered opportunities of future activation of bilateral
economic cooperation. L.D. –0–
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THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF NATO: NATO TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE
SOUTH CAUCASUS
YEREVAN, October 5. /ARKA/. The newly appointed Ambassador of Armenia
to NATO Samuel Lazarian handed his credentials to Jaap de Hoop
Scheffer, the Secretary General of NATO. According to RA MFA Press
Secretary Department, in the course of the meeting the parties
discussed the details of the coming visit of J. Scheffer to Armenia.
The parties also touched upon the issues of Armenia-NATO cooperation,
the internal development processes in the South -Caucasus region, and
the issues of conflicts settlement. J. Scheffer assured that NATO
would pay special attention to the South Caucasus with the aim of
creating basis for ensuring stability in the region. A.H. –0–
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A POLLING CENTER TO OPERATE IN ARMENIA FOR CITIZENS OF THE UKRAINE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
YEREVAN, October 5. /ARKA/. A polling center will operate in Armenia
for citizens of the Ukraine to participate in the presidential
elections that will be held on October 31, 2004. According to the
Press Service Center of the Ukraine Embassy in Armenia, citizens of
the Ukraine will be able to participate in the election in polling
center ¹15 adjunct to the Ukrainian Embassy in Armenia (res # 5/1, 29
Arabkir Str., Yerevan,). The elections will be held on October 31,
2004 from 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.
All citizens of the Ukraine, who are on a consular registration in
the Ukrainian Embassy in Armenia, are included into the lists of the
electors. Those citizens of the Ukraine, who are not on a consular
registration and have no documents enabling them to vote, can
personally submit an application to the commission of election center
¹15 till October 23, 2004 requesting their inclusion into the lists
of electors. In this case they will have to mention their address in
Armenia or abroad and the address in the Ukraine by submitting their
passports or the corresponding ID documents. In case of having a
document enabling them to vote, citizens of the Ukraine can any day,
including the day of voting, submit an application to the election
commission for their inclusion in to the lists. A.H. –0–
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THE SESSION OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON DEFENSE AND NATIONAL
SECURITY OF CIS INTERPARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY WILL BE HELD IN ARMENIA
ON OCTOBER 6-8
YEREVAN, October 5. /ARKA/. The session of the standing committee on
defense and national security of CIS Interparliamentary Assembly and
the conference of the Chairmen of the CIS Parliamentary commissions
on defense and national security will be held in Yerevan on October
6-8. According to RA NA Press Service Department, on October 6 the
session of the standing committee on defense and national security of
CIS Interparliamentary Assembly will take place, and on October 7 –
the joint session of the Chairmen of the CIS Commissions on defense
and national security and of the corresponding commission of
Interparliamentary Assembly. On October 8 the session of the Chairmen
of the CIS commissions on defense and national security and the
session of the members of commissions of the Parliaments of
states-members of the Organization for Collective Security treaty
will take place.
The members of the delegations will meet RA President Robert
Kocharyan, the Catholicos of all Armenians Garegin the Second, the
Head of the Police of Armenia Haik Harutyunyan, and will put wreaths
to the memorial of the victims of the Armenian Genocide of 1915. A.H.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress