ARKA News Agency
25 Oct. 2004

RA President meets with special representative of EU in South Caucasus

EU policy regarding “New Neighbors” will positively affect Karabakh
settlement

American International Union on Healthcare completes its mission in
Armenia

Self-regulation of Mass Media in the Context of Freedom of Opinion
Expression seminar takes place in Nagorno Karabakh

Independent and free Nagorno Karabakh is the result of joint efforts of
all Armenians

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RA PRESIDENT MEETS WITH SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF EU IN SOUTH CAUCASUS

YEREVAN, October 25. /ARKA/. RA President Robert Kocharian met today
with Special Representative of EU in South Caucasus, Ambassador Heikki
Talvite. According to the Press Service Department of Ra President, the
sides discussed the policy of the European Union regarding the
member-countries of Wider Europe/New Neighbors program. According to
Kocharian, Armenia is ready to cooperate with EU in frames of the
mentioned program; however it is necessary to clarify the substance of
the “new neighborhood”, as well as actions expected on the part of
member-countries. The sides also discussed issues of Karabakh conflict
settlement, process of honoring the commitments to the EC, reforms of
Election Code of Armenia.
Talvite arrived in Armenia from Baku and will leave for Georgia
tomorrow. L.V.-0–

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EU POLICY REGARDING “NEW NEIGHBORS” WILL POSITIVELY AFFECT KARABAKH
SETTLEMENT

YEREVAN, October 25. /ARKA/. EU policy regarding “New Neighbors” will
positively affect Karabakh settlement, RA MFA told ARKA that it was
noted that RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian and EU Special
Representative to South Caucasus Heikke Talvitie at the meeting in
Yerevan. The parties discussed report of Armenia in the frames of EU
program and development of plan of activities. Oskanian represented
position of Armenia in the issue of Turkish entry in EU. L.D. –0–

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AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNION ON HEALTHCARE COMPLETES ITS MISSION IN
ARMENIA

YEREVAN, October 25. /ARKA/. American International Union on Healthcare
completes its mission in Armenia, the press release provided to ARKA by
USAID and AIHA says. In accordance to that the meeting of AIHA will
take place on Oct 26-27 in Yerevan.
Note since 1992 ÀIHA (American International Health Alliance) provided
financial support to more than 80 partner programs in the field of
healthcare in SUA, CIS states and Europe. Since 2001 AIHA realized in
Armenia 5 programs. L.D. –0–

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SELF-REGULATION OF MASS MEDIA IN THE CONTEXT OF FREEDOM OF OPINION
EXPRESSION SEMINAR TAKES PLACE IN NAGORNO KARABAKH

STEPANAKERT, October 25. /ARKA/. Self-regulation of Mass Media in the
Context of Freedom of Opinion Expression seminar took place in Nagorno
Karabakh, organized by the press club of Stepanakert in frames of
Strengthening of Democracy in South Caucasus through freedom of Speech
project. The project is implemented by Article 19 international
organization with the financial assistance of Open Society Institute.
According to ARKA own journalist in Stepanakert the participants of the
seminar also discussed issues of mass media self-regulation, basic
norms of Ethics Code of journalists of Karabakh, freedom of information
and State secret, copyright and plagiarism, problems of journalist
solidarity and press accountability.
A council was elected from the representatives of various state and
independent mass media, which will develop and present for discussion
the Ethics Code of a Karabakh journalist in the near future. L.V. -0–

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INDEPENDENT AND FREE NAGORNO KARABAKH IS THE RESULT OF JOINT EFFORTS OF
ALL ARMENIANS

STEPANAKERT, October 25. /ARKA/. Independent and free Nagorno Karabakh
is the result of joint efforts of Armenians of Karabakh, Armenia and
Diaspora. According to the Press Service department of NKR, this was
stated by Ashot Ghulyan, the NKR Foreign Minister at the reception in
Armenian Embassy in Washington. According to him, the authorities of
Karabakh are ready to discuss all the issues connected with conflict
settlement and regional cooperation.
Ashot Ghulyan, NKR Foreign Minister arrived with a visit in the United
States of America on October 19-24. The Minister conducted meetings in
US Congress, with collaborators of Hai Dat office of Armenian National
Committee of America (ANCA), Ross Vartyan, the Executive Director of
Armenian Assembly of America (AAA), Harold Saunders, Director of
International Affairs at Kettering Foundation. Ghulyan also spoke in
the Center for National and International Studies in Washington. -0–

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