ARKA News Agency – 02/03/2005

ARKA News Agency
Feb 3 2005

RA Government to send a group of doctors in Indonesia

RA Foreign Minister presents condolences to Georgian people

RA President considers the role of Zurab Jvania in deepening of
century-long friendship between Armenia and Georgia invaluable

RA Prime Minister presents his condolences to Georgian Government on
the occasion of decease of Zurab Jvania

`Gender Equality in Labor. mass media’s Role’ seminar to be held in
Yerevan on Feb 8

Armenia one of leading nations in Eurasia, US Department of State

Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian to leave for Equatorial
Guinea on February 20

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RA GOVERNMENT TO SEND A GROUP OF DOCTORS IN INDONESIA
YEREVAN, February 3. /ARKA/. RA Government will send a group of
doctors in Indonesia for provision of assistance to the population
suffered from disaster, RA Government press office told ARKA.
To organize the trip, RA Government provided 8 million AMD from its
reserve fund to Ministry of Healthcare.
Note earlier RA Government provided 25 million AMD for provision of
assistance to citizens of Sri-Lanka. ($1 – 473.16 AMD). L.D. –0 –

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RA FOREIGN MINISTER PRESENTS CONDOLENCES TO GEORGIAN PEOPLE

YEREVAN, February 3. /ARKA/. RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian
presented condolences to Georgian people on the occasion of decease
of Georgian PM Zurab Jvania, RA MFA told ARKA. `The news shocked
everyone, especially to consider that we had to meet with Jvania this
evening. I have no words to express the deepness of a loss’, Oskanian
stated. `During all his activity Jvanian expressed himself as
serious, responsible and reliable partner’, Oskanian said. L.D. –0 –

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RA PRESIDENT CONSIDERS THE ROLE OF ZURAB JVANIA IN DEEPENING OF
CENTURY-LONG FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN ARMENIA AND GEORGIA INVALUABLE

YEREVAN, February 3. /ARKA/. RA President Robert Kocharian presented
condolences to the President of Georgia Mihail Sahakashvili on the
occasion of decease of Georgian PM Zurab Jvania, President press
office told ARKA. The president said that the role of Zurab Jvania in
deepening of century-long friendship between Armenia and Georgia
invaluable. `Grieving with you, from the name of all Armenian people
and myself personally present our condolences to relatives and
friends of Jvania’, the telegram says. L.D. –0 –

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RA PRIME MINISTER PRESENTS HIS CONDOLENCES TO GEORGIAN GOVERNMENT ON
THE OCCASION OF DECEASE OF ZURAB JVANIA

YEREVAN, February 3. /ARKA/. RA Prime Minister Andranik Margarian
presented his condolences to Georgian Government on the occasion of
decease of Georgian PM Zurab Jvania, RA Government told ARKA. `In
this difficult moment, grieving with you, present our condolences to
relatives and friends of Jvania’, the telegram says. L.D. –0 –

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`GENDER EQUALITY IN LABOR. MASS MEDIA’S ROLE’ SEMINAR TO BE HELD IN
YEREVAN ON FEB 8

YEREVAN, February 3. /ARKA/. `Gender Equality in Labor. Mass Medias’
Role’ seminar will be held in Yerevan on Feb 8. As Armenian Labor and
Social Affairs Ministry told ARKA, the seminar is organized jointly
with World Labor Organization Eastern Europe and Central Asian
sub-regional office. T.M. -0–

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ARMENIA ONE OF LEADING NATIONS IN EURASIA, US DEPARTMENT OF STATE

YEREVAN, February 3. /ARKA/. Due its political and economic reforms
Armenia is one of the leading nations in Eurasia, as it is stated in
report `US Financial Aid to Armenia in 2004′ published by Europe and
Eurasia Bureau of the US Department of State. The report reminds that
Armenia was chosen as a country that will be provided grants in the
frames of Millennium Challenges program. In the last year the US
Government provided to Armenia financial aid in the amount of USD
89.7 mln. `Despite this and the economic growth ordinary citizens
still need more incomes’, the report mentions. T.M. -0–

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ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VARDAN OSKANIAN TO LEAVE FOR EQUATORIAL
GUINEA ON FEBRUARY 20

YEREVAN, February 3. /ARKA/. Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan
Oskanian will leave for Equatorial Guinea for clarifying
circumstances of case of related to the charged Armenian pilots
accused in coup d’etat in that country, as Armenian Foreign Ministry
Press and Information Department told ARKA.
To remind that on November 26, 2004 the court of Malabo, the capital
of Equatorial Guinea sentenced the Armenian pilots accused of coup
d’etat to imprisonment of 14 to 24 years.
Six Armenian pilots on the base of a business agreement signed
between the KAL German Company have stayed in the capital of
Equatorial Guinea- Malabo since January 2004 for the exploitation of
AN-12 airplane, registered in Armenia. On March 7, in the evening the
Armenian pilots as well as the representative of the above mentioned
German organization were arrested in Malabo. The authorities of the
Equatorial Guinea accused the Armenian pilots in organizing an
attempt of coup d’etat as mercenaries in the country. They are also
accused of espionage. T.M. -0–