ARKA News Agency
Nov 18 2004
Presidents of Armenia and Germany discuss bilateral relations
Quantity of transactions by plastic cards makes AMD 159510 in
September 2004 in Armenia, given the volume at AMD 9 bln
During 2004 trade turnover between Armenia and Germany grows by 40%
Amendments are made to the initial resolution on PACE report on NKR
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PRESIDENTS OF ARMENIA AND GERMANY DISCUSS BILATERAL RELATIONS
YEREVAN, November 18. /ARKA/. Presidents of Armenia and Germany
Robert Kocharian and Hurst Keller discussed bilateral relations, RA
President’s press office told ARKA.
RA President also met with representatives of business circles of
Germany and discussed perspectives of increase of Germany investments
in Armenia. L.D. –0
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QUANTITY OF TRANSACTIONS BY PLASTIC CARDS MAKES AMD 159510 IN
SEPTEMBER 2004 IN ARMENIA, GIVEN THE VOLUME AT AMD 9 BLN
YEREVAN, November 18. /ARKA/. The quantity of plastic card
transactions made 159510 in September 2004 in Armenia, given the
volume at AMD 9 bln, according to the official CBA monthly reference.
As compared to previous month, the volume of transactions reduced by
2,37%, and the quantity of transactions grew by 5,73%. At that, the
83,29% fell to the share of ATM transactions in September 2004 in the
overall volume of plastic card transactions and 78,32% of the total
quantity of transactions. 124929 transactions to the sum of AMD 7,5
bln were carried out by ATMs in Armenia in September 2004. As
compared to August, the quantity of ATM transactions grew by 10321,
the increase of the volume being by AMD 27 mln. As of end of
September, 97774 plastic cards were in circulation in Armenia; their
quantity grew by 4665 in one month. As compared to September 2003,
their quantity grew by 52216 (almost by 2,2 times). ($1 = AMD
502,71). L.V. –0–
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DURING 2004 TRADE TURNOVER BETWEEN ARMENIA AND GERMANY GROWS BY 40%
YEREVAN, November 18. /ARKA/. During 2004 the trade turnover between
Armenia and Germany grew by 40%. As Armenian President Press Service
told ARKA, this was said by German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder told
on his meeting with the Armenian President Robert Kocharian, arrived
in Berlin with three-day visit. Schroeder said that Armenia and
Germany do not have political problem and both countries are linked
with friendly relations.
Yesterday evening Kocharian attended the festive concert dedicated to
his visit.
To mention that according to the Armenian National Statistical
Service, eth trade turnover between Armenia and Germany in Jan-Sep
20004 made USD 104479.3 thou. At that the export volumes made USD
52160.9 thou., while the import – USD 52318.4 thou. T.M. -0–
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AMENDMENTS ARE MADE TO THE INITIAL RESOLUTION ON PACE REPORT ON NKR
YEREVAN, November 18. /ARKA/. Amendments are made to the initial
resolution on PACE report on NKR, as stated by the Vice-Speaker of
the Parliament Tigran Torosyan, according to RA NA Press Service
Department. As he said, PACE Commission on political issues made
amendments to the 7th and 11th points of the resolution, according to
which there is no more necessity for Court of Justice to determine
the fact of violation of territorial integrity of Azerbaijan. Also,
similar assessments by Mass Media of RA and AR related to the
propaganda of mutual hatred are eliminated from the document.
Besides, according to Torosyan, one suggestion on making amendments
to the resolution was made by PACE reporter on NKR David Atkinson.
According to Torosyan, by the amendment, against which was only
Atkinson, PACE appeals to the Azerbaijani authorities to create terms
to discuss the status of the region with the political
representatives of Armenian and Azerbaijani communities of NKR, with
possible participation of representatives of Armenia. According to
Torosyan, during the session of the PACE Commission on political
issues it became evident that representatives of some countries were
ordered to vote for Azerbaijan, which actually made possible to lock
3 suggestions by the Armenian side on making amendments. In
particular, according to him, the suggestion to withdraw the term
`separatist powers’ from the initial text of the resolution received
equal number of votes, so it was not accepted. In this regard, he
noted that compared to the variant of resolution submitted to the
commission, the initial resolution was perfected, however not all the
points concerning which the Armenian side made its suggestions, were
reviewed. A.H. – 0 –