ARKA News Agency
Nov. 1, 2004
EU approaches Karabakh issue constructively and positively – EU Special
Representative to South Caucasus
France and Netherlands oppose inclusion of issue around occupied
Azerbaijani territories in agenda of the 59 session of UN General
Assembly
The Ukraine celebrates the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the
country from fascist aggressors
RA Trade-industrial Chamber becomes a full member of European Trade
Chamber
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EU APPROACHES KARABAKH ISSUE CONSTRUCTIVELY AND POSITIVELY – EU SPECIAL
REPRESENTATIVE TO SOUTH CAUCASUS
YEREVAN, November 1. /ARKA/. EU approaches Karabakh issue
constructively and positively, EU Special Representative to South
Caucasus Heikki Talvitie stated according to Azeri 525th Newspaper.
According to him, due to objective reasons EU avoids making strict
statements on this issue. He also said that EU does not directly
participate in negotiating process, but assists settlement of the
conflict. `The process includes parties of the conflict and OSCE MG
co-chairmen’, he added and said that EU will support the agreement that
will be achieved between the parties and help restoration process after
the achievement of peaceful agreement. L.D. –0–
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FRANCE AND NETHERLANDS OPPOSE INCLUSION OF ISSUE AROUND OCCUPIED
AZERBAIJANI TERRITORIES IN AGENDA OF THE 59 SESSION OF UN GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
YEREVAN, November 01. /ARKA/. France and the Netherlands on behalf of
the OSCE Minsk Group opposed the inclusion of the issue around occupied
Azerbaijani lands in the agenda of the 59th session of the UN General
Assembly. As Armenian Foreign Ministry Press and Information Department
told ARKA, this was stated by Press Secretary of the Armenian Foreign
Ministry Hamlet Gasparyan. In his words, only 43% of 191 UN member
states voted in favor the Azerbaijani initiative, while other
abstained. In Gasparyan’s opinion, the voting showed that this
initiative of Azerbaijan is not being supported by the world community,
moreover that the majority of those who supported the initiative are
part of Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) currently chaired by
Turkey. `This means that Azerbaijan is attempting to give different
character to the conflict, mobilizing the Islamic forces and abusing
the atmosphere of solidarity prevailing in the OIC’, he stressed adding
that this will unequivocally lead to the negative consequences related
to the settlement of the conflict.
Simultaneously in Gasparyan’s words, the Azerbaijani initiative was not
supported by 40% of the OIC member states, none of the EU member state,
none of the UN Security permanent member, while only Pakistan supported
in favor of the inclusion of the issue in the agenda. Also besides the
OSCE Minks Group member states only Turkey supported this initiative.
`The Armenian Foreign Ministry states that Azerbaijan is attempting to
distract the world community from the principle issue of the Ngorno
Karabakh status’, Gasparyan stated, adding that Armenia permanently
repeats and today confirms its position that separate issues, to which
Azerbaijan wishes to attract the attention of the world community,
eradicated from the discussion of Nagorno Karabakh status it should
discuss directly with Nagorno Karabakh. T.M. -0–
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THE UKRAINE CELEBRATES THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF THE
COUNTRY FROM FASCIST AGGRESSORS
YEREVAN, November 1. /ARKA/. The Ukraine celebrates the 60th
anniversary of the liberation of the country from fascist aggressors.
According to the press release provided by the Ukrainian Embassy in
Armenia, the battle for the liberation of the Ukraine is one of the
most leading pages of the world history. According to the press
release, the heroic liberation from fascist slavery became fatal for
most people and today we give tribute to the memory of those perished
in the war, those who didn’t return home from the war or those who died
early from old wounds. `We salute those who defended our Motherland and
went through the whole horror of the war. Unfortunately, the number of
such people keeps reducing and it’s our duty to protect our veterans
and take care of them’, as stated in the Ukrainian Embassy, `our duty
is to transmit to the next generations profound respect to the feat of
soldiers of the World War II, to the heroes of the war’.
3,5 million of people perished in the war against fascists is the price
of liberation of the Ukraine. `Without the fighting concord of soldiers
of many nationalities we wouldn’t have the Great Victory, and without
sincere friendship of peoples there can be no peace and stability in
the Ukraine, or in any other country, or in the world at all’, as the
President of the Ukraine Leonid Kuchma stated in his speech during the
celebrities devoted to the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the
country from fascist aggressors. Almost 4 thsd. people were conferred
the rank of the Hero of the Soviet Union for the liberation of the
Ukraine. Among such people are 668 Ukrainians, 2598 Russians, 69
Belarus, 62 Georgians, 35 Armenians, 33 Uzbeks, and 30 Kazakhs. All in
all, representatives of 43 nationalities were awarded golden medals and
conferred the rank of the Hero of the Soviet Union. A.H. – 0–
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RA TRADE-INDUSTRIAL CHAMBER BECOMES A FULL MEMBER OF EUROPEAN TRADE
CHAMBER
YEREVAN, November 1. /ARKA/. RA Trade-Industrial Chamber (TIC) became a
full member of European Trade Chamber (ETC). According to RA (TIC)
Press-Service Department, the decision on it was made at the ETC
congress in Vienna on Saturday, October 30. According to the source,
cooperation of EU countries with TIC gives Armenia the chance to
promote Armenian goods to the European market through trade-industrial
chambers.
Also, the TIC of Georgia became the full members of ETC, and TIC of
Azerbaijan got the status of an associate member.
European Trade Chamber is an officially registered organization of
trade chambers of European states. As of today, ETC includes TICs of
all countries of EU, and only three of the CIS, including Russia and
Belarus. A.H.–0 –