ARKA News Agency
Nov 29 2004

International Red Cross Committee conducts in Yerevan round table on
antipersonnel mines problem

Sitting of commission on preparation to celebration of 1600th
anniversary of creation of Armenian written language takes place in
Yerevan

Trade turnover between Armenia and Korea makes $6,5 mln in 4 years

Iran-Armenia gas pipeline construction to start on November 30

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INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS COMMITTEE CONDUCTS IN YEREVAN ROUND TABLE ON
ANTIPERSONNEL MINES PROBLEM

YEREVAN, November 29. /ARKA/. International Red Cross Committee
conducted in Yerevan round table on antipersonnel mines problem.
Round table is dedicated to first summit `World without Mines’ that
will take place in Nov 29 – Dec 3 in Nairobi the capital of Kenia.
During round table the participants discussed issues of effect of
mines on citizens in risk area and role of mass media in covering the
problem of mines.
According to IRCC Advisor to Caucasus Region at the Line of Mines
Becky Thomson, joining of Armenia to Convention on prohibition of use
and production of antipersonnel mines adopted in 1997 in Ottawa will
become important step of Armenian Government. Thomson informed that
at present the convention is ratified by 143 states, including four
CIS countries – Belarus, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Moldova. At
this, more than 37 million mines were terminated.
The Head of IRCC Delegation to Armenia Peter Krakoling stated that
IRCC can only lobby the adoption of the convention, but does not
conduct special negotiations with RA Government in this direction.
L.D. –0–

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SITTING OF COMMISSION ON PREPARATION TO CELEBRATION OF 1600TH
ANNIVERSARY OF CREATION OF ARMENIAN WRITTEN LANGUAGE TAKES PLACE IN
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, November 29. /ARKA/. Sitting of commission on preparation to
celebration of 1600th anniversary of creation of Armenian written
language took place in Yerevan, RA Government press office told ARKA.
It was noted during the sitting that the holiday activities should be
all-national. The parties stressed the necessity of conduction of
activities during the whole anniversary year. Celebration will be
finished in Oct 2005.
Working group on development of complex program of activities must
represent it by Dec 15, 2004. L.D. –0–

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TRADE TURNOVER BETWEEN ARMENIA AND KOREA MAKES $6,5 MLN IN 4 YEARS

YEREVAN, November 29. /ARKA/. The trade turnover between Armenia and
Korea made $6,5 mln in 4 years, of which $1 mln fell to export from
Armenia and $5,5 – to import, as stated Vahagn Movsisyan, the Head of
Armenian Development Agency. He said that the export mainly includes
paper and aluminum, as well as optical and photo equipment. The
imported products are tobacco, non-organic chemical compounds,
nuclear reactors and equipment, electric machinery, pharmaceutical
and plastic production.
In his turn, Lee Kwang-Hee, the Director of the Trade department of
Korean Embassy in RF, the President of Korean Trade Center in Moscow
noted that, trade turnover between Armenia and Korea made $2,7 mln in
11993, and in 2003 – $3,7 mln, thus demonstrating the tendencies of
growth.
However, according to the data of 9 months 2004, the trade turnover
decreased up to $2 mln, due to almost 50% reduction tobacco and
textile production to Armenia. He noted that the main share of the
export from Korea to Armenia falls to boilers and conditioners, at
that only in 2004 the volume of boiler deliveries grew by 400% as
compared to the same period of 2003. At that, he mentioned that the
import from Armenia to Korea is focused on three types of products –
transistor, components of biocurrent optical equipment and electric
medical equipment. L.V.–0–

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IRAN-ARMENIA GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION TO START ON NOVEMBER 30

YEREVAN, November 29. /ARKA/. Iran-Armenian gas pipeline construction
will start on November 30, 2004, according to the Information and
Public Relations Department of RA Government. On November 29, the
delegation headed by Andranik Margaryan, the RA Prime Minister will
leave for Syunik Marz to participate in arrangements on this event.
According to the press release, The Head of the Armenian Government
will also take part in opening of the second Iran-Armenia power
transmission line on November 30.
This event, very significant for the two countries will be also
attended by the delegation of Islamic Republic of Iran, headed by
Habibola Bitaraf, the Iranian Minister of Energy.
On December 1, the Ministers of Energy of Armenia and Iran will
discuss issues of bilateral cooperation in Yerevan. L.V. – 0–