ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Jan 10 2005

Second international specialized exhibition `Construction and Repairs
EXPO 2005′ to take place on Feb 16-18 in Yerevan

International business forum `Bridge 2005′ to take place on Feb 25-28
in Tsakhkadzor (Armenia)

RA Minister of Labor and Social Affairs receives director of USAID
Office of Democracy and Social Reforms

RA President appoints new Deputy Chief of National Security Service

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SECOND INTERNATIONAL SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION `CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIRS
EXPO 2005′ TO TAKE PLACE ON FEB 16-18 IN YEREVAN

YEREVAN, January 10. /ARKA/. Second international specialized
exhibition `Construction and Repairs EXPO 2005′ will take place on
Feb 16-18 in Yerevan, LOGOS EXPO Center told ARKA. Basic goals of the
exhibition are provision of spectrum of leading construction
technologies necessary for high quality and profitable construction
to the consumer, which will assist improvement of apartment
conditions of Armenian citizens. A goal of the exhibition is also
assistance to business cooperation between local and foreign
organizations. The exhibition will represent construction materials,
sanitary engineering, furniture and accessories, interior and
exterior, and heating systems. Companies from Armenia, Russia,
Ukraine, Turkey, Iran, Italy, England, Austria, Hungary, India and
France will take part in the exhibition.
Exhibition will be conducted in assistance of RA Ministry of Trade
and Economic Development, RA MFA and UMEA. Firs exhibition was
conducted on Feb 23-25, 2004. L.D. –0–

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FORUM `BRIDGE 2005′ TO TAKE PLACE ON FEB 25-28
IN TSAKHKADZOR (ARMENIA)

YEREVAN, January 10. /ARKA/. International business forum `Bridge
2005′ will take place on Feb 25-28 in Tsakhkadzor (Armenia),
organizational committee of the forum told ARKA. The activity will
include representatives of business circles of European, Asian and
American countries and staff members of ministries and official
departments, trade-industrial chambers, branch unions and
associations of country-participants. The parties will discuss issues
considering investment climate, export-import, ecology of production,
problems of business cooperation and others.
Organizer of business forum is Center for Assistance to International
Integration `Master’. The forum will take place in official support
of RA Ministry of Trade and Economic Development, RA Foreign
Ministry, CBA and UMEA. L.D. –0–

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RA MINISTER OF LABOR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS RECEIVES DIRECTOR OF USAID
OFFICE OF DEMOCRACY AND SOCIAL REFORMS

YEREVAN, January 10. /ARKA/. RA Minister of Labor and Social Affairs
Aghvan Vardanian received Director of USAID Office of Democracy and
Social Reforms Ketlin MacDonald, the Ministry told ARKA. During the
meeting the parties highly estimated the results of joint Program of
social reforms realized since 2002 and discussed program for
2005-2007.
At this the Minister represented most important goals of the program.
Namely, Vardanian noted the reforms in the field of pension
provision, use of social cards, establishment of State inspection on
labor, improvement of family relief system, optimization of
management system and organization of works in society awareness.
L.D. –0–

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RA PRESIDENT APPOINTS NEW DEPUTY CHIEF OF NATIONAL SECURITY SERVICE

YEREVAN, January 10. /ARKA/. By the decree of RA President Robert
Kocharian, Grigori Grigoryan was released from the post of the First
Deputy Chief of National Security Service at the RA Government in
connection with retirement age. As the Press Service of RA President
told ARKA, in accordance with the other decree of the President,
Hrachya Harutunyan was appointed First Deputy Chief of National
Security Service at the RA Government. L.V.-0–

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress