ARKA News Agency
Dec 9 2004
Foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to continue
negotiations on Karabakh settlement in format of `Prague meetings’
RA Government offers the President to call a special session of the
RA Parliament on December 13
Excise stamps with `2005′ marking for local alcohol production to be
put in circulation on December 10
RA Minister of Defense: the Armenian authorities do their best for
the trial over the murderer of the Armenian officer to be objective
and the murderer be punished adequately
Seminar on SME funds providing issues to be held in Yerevan on
December 11
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FOREIGN MINISTERS OF ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN AGREE TO CONTINUE
NEGOTIATIONS ON KARABAKH SETTLEMENT IN FORMAT OF `PRAGUE MEETINGS’
YEREVAN, December 9. /ARKA/. Foreign ministers of Armenia and
Azerbaijan agree to continue negotiations on Karabakh settlement in
format of `Prague meetings’, RA MFA told ARKA. The ministers met
today in Brussels, exchanged views on problems appeared at given
stage of conflict settlement.
Today RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian returned to Yerevan. L.D.
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RA GOVERNMENT OFFERS THE PRESIDENT TO CALL A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE
RA PARLIAMENT ON DECEMBER 13
YEREVAN, December 9. /ARKA/. RA Government offers the President to
call a special session of the RA Parliament on December 13. According
to the Public Relations and Press Department of RA Government, the
special session will be called to adopt a number of draft laws
approved by the Government. L.V. – 0–
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EXCISE STAMPS WITH `2005′ MARKING FOR LOCAL ALCOHOL PRODUCTION TO BE
PUT IN CIRCULATION ON DECEMBER 10
YEREVAN, December 9. /ARKA/. Excise marks with `2005′ marking for
local alcohol production to be put in circulation on December 10 in
Armenia. According information provided to ARKA agency by the Public
relations and Press Department of RA Government the excise stamps of
2004 will remain in circulation. About AMD 403,4 mln will be spent on
excise stamps `2004’for tobacco production and `2005’for alcohol
beverages.
To mention, 6 tobacco production enterprises are currently registered
in Armenia. At that, according to the tax service, the supposed
volume of marketing of local production under excise in Armenia makes
AMD 14 bln per annum. ($1 – AMD 478). L.V. -0–
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RA MINISTER OF DEFENSE: THE ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES DO THEIR BEST FOR
THE TRIAL OVER THE MURDERER OF THE ARMENIAN OFFICER TO BE OBJECTIVE
AND THE MURDERER BE PUNISHED ADEQUATELY
YEREVAN, December 9. /ARKA/. The Armenian authorities do their best
for the trial over the murderer of the Armenian officer to be
objective and the murderer be punished adequately, as stated RA
Minister of Defense, Secretary of the National Security Council Serge
Sargsyan answering the questions of `Hot Line’ of Golos Armenii
newspaper. Speaking of the possibility of extradition of the
murderer, Ramil Safarov, to Azerbaijan the Minister noted that he
cannot speak on behalf of Hungarian authorities and guarantee that
Safarov will not be extradited to his motherland. `Though there is no
law on extradition between Hungary and Azerbaijan’, he said.
To remind, on Feb 19, 2004, at 5:30 a.m. the Lieutenant of RA Armed
Forces Gourgen Margaryan who was in Budapest on business trip to
study English in the context of NATO program on Partnership for
Peace, was cruelly murdered with an axe by an Azerbaijani officer,
who participated in the same program. A.H. –0–
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SEMINAR ON SME FUNDS PROVIDING ISSUES TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN ON
DECEMBER 11
YEREVAN, December 9. /ARKA/. Seminar dedicated to issues of providing
funds to Armenian small and medium enterprises (SME) will be held in
Yerevan on December 11, as USAID Enterprise Development Initiative –
MEDI program told ARKA. The main purpose of the seminar is assisting
the relevant Armenian institutions in introducing of the best
experience of crediting thru estimation of credibility and credit
risk level. The seminar will be productive from the point of view of
forming closer relations between the bank employees and the
entrepreneurs that in its turn will promote the permanent development
of the business environment.
MEDI is targeted at forming of favorable working climate for Armenian
SME. Thru close cooperation with the concerned sides the program will
form strong and sustainable SMEs that will a real source for creation
of jobs in Armenia. T.M. -0–