ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Jan 27 2005
RA Prime -Minister participates in the international conference `Let
my nation live ‘ held in Krakow
RA Prime-Minister congratulates citizens of Armenia on the 13th
anniversary of the Armenian Army
The year of Russia in Armenia to be marked with some significant
arrangements in the economic and cultural areas
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RA PRIME -MINISTER PARTICIPATES IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE `LET
MY NATION LIVE ‘ HELD IN KRAKOW
YEREVAN, January 27. /ARKA/. RA Prime -Minister Andranik Margaryan
participated in the international conference `Let my Nation Live ‘
held in Krakow and devoted to the 60th anniversary of release of the
Osventsum Nazi concentration camp. According to RA government’s Press
Service Department, the Presidents of Poland, Russia, the Ukraine,
Israel and vice-President of the USA and many other officials who
participated in the conference, discussed incredible cruelty on the
part of fascist Germany in Osventsum. They attached importance to
giving to the next generations historical lessons of Holocaust. In
the meantime they expressed their anxiety about the present cases of
terrorism, Nazism, anti-Semitism and national discrimination
threatening the humanity. The participants of the conference appealed
to all nations of the planet and the civilized humanity to unite
around the idea of promoting peace based on the values of security
and democracy. A.H. – 0–
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RA PRIME-MINISTER CONGRATULATES CITIZENS OF ARMENIA ON THE 13TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARMENIAN ARMY
YEREVAN, January 27. /ARKA/. RA Prime-Minister Andranik Margaryan
congratulated citizens of the republic on the 13th anniversary of the
Armenian Army. According to RA Government’s Press Service Department,
the greeting states that `the Armenian Army, formed during the
difficult years of the Karabakh war imposed on our nation, is the
best achievement of our independent state’. According to Margaryan,
the competitive spirit and military-scientific potential of the
newly-formed Armenian Armed Forces was based on the skills and
experience of Armenian cadre officers hardened in the Soviet Army, on
the bravery and self-sacrifice of volunteers faithful to their
motherland as well as on infinite firmness and .love of freedom of
the Armenian nation. `We cannot forget the heroic feats of our
friends, brothers and sons who are buried in `Yerablur’ which became
a saint pantheon. They are an excellent example of self-sacrifice for
the sake of our nation and our motherland for the future
generations’, according to the message of the Prime-Minister.
As the message states, the Armenian Army today not only successfully
defends state borders and the independence of Armenia, but also has
its input in international peacekeeping processes. Margaryan noted
that the authorities of the country will continue to care of the army
and strengthen the fundaments of independent statehood and unanimity
between the army, the state and the nation, which is an important
precondition for further strengthening of the Armed Forces of
Armenia.
By the RA Government’s decree as of January 28, 1992 RA ministry of
Defense was established. That was the first decree signed by the
first Minister of Defense of independent Armenia Vazgen Sargsyan. On
September 25, 2002, RA NA made additions to the law on festivals and
memorable days, according to which the Day of Army is celebrated on
January 28 and is acknowledged as legal holiday. A.H.–0–
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THE YEAR OF RUSSIA IN ARMENIA TO BE MARKED WITH SOME SIGNIFICANT
ARRANGEMENTS IN THE ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL AREAS
YEREVAN, January 27. /ARKA/. The year of 2005 is announces as the
Year of Russia in Armenia. According to the Press Service Department
of RF Embassy to RA, campaigns in the areas of culture,
trade-economic relations, education, science, information, sport and
exchanges at the level of NGOs are represented in the program of the
Year. Organization of trade-industry exhibitions and fairs,
dissemination of the best experience in interaction among households
of the two countries, increase of the rate of exchange of economic
information, holding scientific conferences devoted to various issues
of bilateral and regional economic cooperation are planned to be
organized in the framework of the program. According to the
press-release, in the are of culture the Armenian public is supposed
to get acquainted with the best art collectives of Russia as well as
the achievements of Russian music, drama, and art schools, and the
achievements of modern Russian masters of art, including those of TV
and cinema. Meetings according to the `interests’ of literati, drama,
cinema figures, and those from other areas of culture are planned to
be organized. In all those cultural actions such world famous
collectives are expected to participate as the ballet group of
Bolshoi Theatre, RF National Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow Art
Theatre after A.P. Chekhov, State Central Theatre of Puppets after S.
Obraztsov, Academic Ensemble of Russia after A. Alexandrov. A week of
Russian Cinema as well as exhibitions of modern art and
photo-exhibitions are planned to be held, too. Arrangements called to
contribute to the enlargement of inter-University relations of the
two countries, training and re-training of cadres as well as
arrangements stimulating scientific exchanges and campaigns to
strengthen the positions of Russian language in Armenia are to be
held in the area of education and science in Armenia. Arrangements in
respect of national Academies of Sciences of RA and RF, in
particular, different forums on priority subjects of modern
scientific researches may add to the program of the Year.
According to the press-release, the logical continuation of the Year
of Russia in Armenia will be the Year of Armenia in Russia in 2006.
The main idea of the Year is to open the way to public and business
initiative, to establish direct human communication, to enlarge
information and cultural exchange, and to make deeper bilateral
contacts. A.H. –0–