ARKA News Agency – 12/14/2004

ARKA News Agency
Dec 14 2004

V.Oskanian: broad discussions of Karabakh issue should be started

The RA commission on securities is to become a member of an
International organization of Commissions on Securities in 2005

Armenian Finance and Economy Minister hospitalized because of heart
attack

Speaker of State Duma of Russia to arrive in Armenia today

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V.OSKANIAN: BROAD DISCUSSIONS OF KARABAKH ISSUE SHOULD BE STARTED

YEREVAN, December 14. /ARKA/. Broad discussions of Karabakh issue
should be started now, RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian stated
today at the briefing. According to him, discussions should include
not only parliamentarians, but publicity and press. “First President
of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosian also considered it necessary to
conduct such discussions, unfortunately they never started”, Oskanian
said. “We want the soonest settlement of the conflict, without
violation of anyone’s national interests”, he said. L.D. –0–

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THE RA COMMISSION ON SECURITIES IS TO BECOME A MEMBER OF AN
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF COMMISSIONS ON SECURITIES IN 2005

YEREVAN, December 14. /ARKA/. The RA commission on securities is
going to become a member of an International organization of
Commissions on Securities in 2005. According to RA President’s Press
Service Department, the Chairman of the RA Commission on Securities
Edward Muradyan stated about it during a work meeting with RA
President Robert Kocharyan. He introduced to the President initial
results of the activity of the commission in 2004, as well as the
main programs that are planned to be implemented next year.
In the course of the meeting issues of development and regulation of
the securities market were discussed as well as international
cooperation in that field. A.H. –0–

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ARMENIAN FINANCE AND ECONOMY MINISTER HOSPITALIZED BECAUSE OF HEART
ATTACK

YEREVAN, December 14. /ARKA/. Armenian Finance and Economy Minister
Vardan Khachatryan was hospitalized because of heart attack. As
Armenian mass media reports, we was transported to the Clinic on
Friday evening right from his office, then he was sent to Nork Marash
Medical Center. In words of Director of the Center Lida Muradyan, his
health situation at the moment is quite satisfactory. According to
his forecasts, he will leave the hospital in 1-2 weeks, after which
he will be able to resume his work and participate in the discussions
of the budget for the year 2005 in the Armenian Parliament. T.M. –0–

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SPEAKER OF STATE DUMA OF RUSSIA TO ARRIVE IN ARMENIA TODAY

YEREVAN, December 14. /ARKA/. By invitation of the Speaker of the
Armenian National Assembly Arthur Baghdasaryan, the Speaker of the
State Duma of Russian Federation Boris Gryzlov is arriving in Armenia
today. As the Armenian Parliament Public and Relations Department
told ARKA, in the frames of his visit he will meet the Armenian
President Robert Kocharian, Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Arthur
Baghdasaryan, Chairmen of the Standing Committees of the Parliament,
Heads of the parliament Factions and Groups, Armenian PM Andranik
Margarian, Catholicos of All Armenian His Holiness Garegin II. T.M.
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