ARKA News Agency
Dec 16 2004

200 million amd directed in Armenia for celebration of victory in
Great Patriotic War

Baku tries to keep Karabakh from the participation in negotiations as
a full party

RA President meets the Governor of Armavir region of Armenia

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200 MILLION AMD DIRECTED IN ARMENIA FOR CELEBRATION OF VICTORY IN
GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR

YEREVAN, December 16. /ARKA/. 200 million AMD directed in Armenia for
celebration of victory in Great Patriotic War in 1941-1945, RA
Government press office told ARKA. L.D. –0–

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BAKU TRIES TO KEEP KARABAKH FROM THE PARTICIPATION IN NEGOTIATIONS AS
A FULL PARTY

YEREVAN, December 16. /ARKA/. Baku tries to keep Karabakh from the
participation in negotiations as a full party, as NKR President
Arkadi Ghukasyan stated during the republican session. According to
ARKA’s reporter in Stepanakert, Ghukasyan stated that the efforts of
the NKR government target at establishing dialogue with Azerbaijan
around the final peace settlement of the conflict as NKR people wish.
“The position of Azerbaijani authorities led the negotiations process
to blind alley, the way out of which is impossible to be found
without full participation of NKR representatives. The Karabakh side
has always adhered to peaceful settlement of the conflict, and
contributes to the work of the co-Chairmen of OSCE Minsk Group, the
mediating potential of which is not exhausted. NKR is ready to start
direct dialogue with Azerbaijan and to discuss all the problems
regarding the perspective of future relations. However, the
authorities of Baku hinder it and do not contact the Karabakh side”,
Ghukasyan said.
The Karabakh conflict started in 1988, when Nagorno Karabakh
predominantly populated with Armenians declared its independence from
Azerbaijan. The peak of military conflict fell to 1992-1993. Military
actions ceased after Armenia and Azerbaijan signed armistice on May
12 1994. The cease-fire regime has been observed up to date. Today,
negotiations are carried out to settle the conflict through
international mediation. OSCE Minsk Group with the chairmanship of
the USA, France and Russia is involved in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
settlement.
UN General Assembly supported the inclusion of the issue Situation in
the occupied territories of Azerbaijan in the agenda of November 59th
session. This corresponding appeal of Azerbaijan was supported by 42
delegations, 2 voted against and 99 states, including Russia
abstained from voting. A.H. –0—

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RA PRESIDENT MEETS THE GOVERNOR OF ARMAVIR REGION OF ARMENIA

YEREVAN, December 16. /ARKA/ RA President Robert Kocharyan had a
working meeting with the Governor of Armavir region Albert Geroyan.
According to RA President’s Press Service Department, during the
meeting Geroyan introduced the situation in the agrarian sector of
the region to the President.
Issues regarding the sale of land lots by auction were discussed. The
financial means gained from it will go into covering needs of the
region, i.e. of repair of roads, schools, cultural and sport
institutions of the region.
In 2004, about 500 thsd. Tones of vegetables, 80 thsd tones of
grapes, including 40 thsd tones of technical grape, 75 thsd tones of
wheat, 120 thsd tones of melons and gourds were grown in Armavir
region of Armenia.
For 10 months of 2004 communities of the region were given 14 thsd.
hectares of land, and 1 thsd hectares of land lots were sold by
auction and about $23 mln is expected to be received from the sale.
A.H.–0—

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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress