ARKA News Agency
Nov 25 2004
Korean Consulate to Armenia opened today in Yerevan
Armenia is ready to activate relations with Korea at highest level
RA Parliament passes the draft law on Higher and Post-Graduate
Education
Azerbaijan does not respond to the letter of RA National Assembly
Speaker on the issue of Armenian delegation participation in NATO
seminar in Baku
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KOREAN CONSULATE TO ARMENIA OPENED TODAY IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN, November 25. /ARKA/. Korean Consulate to Armenia opened
today in Yerevan. According to Korean Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary to Armenia Chung Tae-ik (residence in Moscow), “it is
historic moment for Armenian-Korean relations that will allow deeper
expanding of cooperation between the countries”. He said that
tomorrow business forum will take place in Yerevan for Armenian and
Korean businessmen that would allow businessmen to better understand
each other and exchange information.
Diplomatic relations between Armenia and Korea were established in
1992. Good’s turnover between the countries in 2003 made $2.5
million. L.D. –0–
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ARMENIA IS READY TO ACTIVATE RELATIONS WITH KOREA AT HIGHEST LEVEL
YEREVAN, November 25. /ARKA/. Armenia is ready to activate relations
with Korea at highest level, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia
Tatoul Margarian stated today at the meeting with Korean Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Chon Te Ika (residence
in Moscow). Margarian noted that Korea takes important place in Asia
direction of Armenian policy. The parties paid attention to
activation of contacts in the sphere of entrepreneurship, educational
programs, re-training of specialists.
Diplomatic relations between Armenia and Korea established in 1992.
Goods’ turnover between the countries in 2003 made $2.5 million. L.D.
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RA PARLIAMENT PASSES THE DRAFT LAW ON HIGHER AND POST-GRADUATE
EDUCATION
YEREVAN, November 25. /ARKA/. The RA Parliament passed in the first
reading the draft law On Higher and Post-Graduate Professional
Education. The law is called to regulate the state policy in these
areas, as well as the organizational-legal and financial-economic
issues. The law includes the protection of citizens’ right to obtain
corresponding education, its availability, continuous education,
ensuring of competitiveness, transparency and publicity, as well as
recognition of diploma and qualification degrees of Armenian higher
and post-graduate education in European countries.
The draft law also sets the state standards and educational programs
of higher and post-graduate education, terms and forms of education,
qualification degrees, as well as the order of entering a higher
education and post-graduate institutions, as well as the order of
their registration and management.
The draft law provide for two-degree system of higher education
(Baccalaureate and Magistrate). Every higher educational institution
(public or private) will grant its own diploma. In addition, the best
students and needy students will be able to receive student
scholarships. L.V.–0–
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AZERBAIJAN DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE LETTER OF RA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
SPEAKER ON THE ISSUE OF ARMENIAN DELEGATION PARTICIPATION IN NATO
SEMINAR IN BAKU
YEREVAN, November 25. /ARKA/. Azerbaijani side did not respond to the
letter of RA Parliament Speaker Arthur Baghdasaryan to Murtus
Aleskerov, the Chairman of Azeri Milli Mejlis requesting to ensure
the security of Armenian delegates in Rose Road NATO seminar in Baku.
This was stated by Mher Shahgeldyan, the Head of the Armenian
associated delegation in NATO Parliamentary Assembly at today’s
briefing. According to him, the necessity for the letter was caused
by a number of conditions. In particular, he noted that although
vise-free regime is between Armenia and Azerbaijan, however it is
necessary to consider the incident with Armenian officers, who were
previously promised visas to participate in NATO Cooperative Best
Effort-2004 exercises, however later they were refused visas. At that
he said that the legal part of the participation of Armenian
delegation in seminar was ensured and it is ready to leave for Baku.
Still, the official response of the Azeri side is required.
Armenian Parliamentarians Mher Shahgeldyan, the Head of the Armenian
associated delegation in NATO Parliamentary Assembly and Alexan
Karapetyan, the member of delegation will take part in the 58th NATO
seminar Rose Road to be held in Baku on November 25-27. L.V.—0–
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