ARKA News Agency
Dec 7 2004
In near future conference dedicated to condition of Armenians in
Javahkh to take place in that region
Nagorno Karabakh commemorates 16th anniversary of Spitak earthquake
RA President visits Gyumri to participate in event dedicated to
commemoration of 1988 earthquake victims
The third edition of a bulletin of information Office of the Council
of Europe in Armenia was issued
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IN NEAR FUTURE CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO CONDITION OF ARMENIANS IN
JAVAHKH TO TAKE PLACE IN THAT REGION
YEREVAN, December 7. /ARKA/. In near future conference dedicated to
condition of Armenians in Javahkh (Georgia) will take place in that
region, RA NA Vice Speaker Vahan Hovannesian stated today. According
to him, the slogan of the activity is “Integration, Not
Assimilation”. He also said that these issues were discussed at the
recent meeting of ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party member Grant Margarian
with the deputies of Georgian Parliament of Armenian origin. L.D.
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NAGORNO KARABAKH COMMEMORATES 16TH ANNIVERSARY OF SPITAK EARTHQUAKE
STEPANAKERT, December 7. /ARKA/. Nagorno Karabakh commemorated 16th
anniversary of Spitak earthquake. Representatives of NKR
administration headed with the President Arkady Gukasian, members of
the Parliament and the Government, representative of the army, and
other officials visited Memorial Complex of Stepanakert and laid
flowers to the monument of earthquake victims.
On Dec 7, 1988 devastating earthquake took place in the north of
Armenia in Spitak. More than 25 thousand people became victims of the
earthquake. L.D. –0–
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RA PRESIDENT VISITS GYUMRI TO PARTICIPATE IN EVENT DEDICATED TO
COMMEMORATION OF 1988 EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS
YEREVAN, December 7. /ARKA/. The RA President Robert Kocharian
visited today Gyumri city to participate in event on commemoration of
victims of 1988 Spitak earthquake. According to the Press Service of
RA President, Kocharian laid a wreath to the earthquake victims
Memorial and took part in the requiem mass.
Note, Spitak earthquake of December 7, 1988 claimed lives of more
than 25 thou people, making about 140 thou people disabled and
leaving homeless about half a million people. The earthquake utterly
destroyed two cities in the north of Armenia – Spitak and Leninakan
(now – Gyumri), over a hundred villages. Several cities were
partially ruined. L.V.–0
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THE THIRD EDITION OF A BULLETIN OF INFORMATION OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL
OF EUROPE IN ARMENIA WAS ISSUED
YEREVAN, December 7. /ARKA/. The third edition of a bulletin of
Information Office of the Council of Europe (CE) in Armenia was
issued. The bulletin contains an article of the representative of
Secretary General of the CE in Armenia Natalia Voutova about
important developments in CE related to Armenia; the review of an
international conference devoted to improvement of status of women
held on October 22 in Yerevan; the results of the visit of Deputy
Secretary General of CE to Armenia; information about the Armenian
Ombudsman Larisa Alaverdyan; about the European heritage in Armenia
“from Development of Characters to Electronic Culture”; youth seminar
-course “Caucasus in Europe”. The bulletin also contains information
about the strategy of national re-training for local self-governing
institutions, about the mission and the activity of the School of
Human Rights in Armenia.
The first edition of the bulletin was issued in December 2003. The
bulletin is issued twice a year – in autumn and spring with the aim
of introducing Armenian in the context of the CE and covering
programs implemented by the CE in Armenia. Since 2004 the bulletin
has been published on the site of the Office at A.H. –0—
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