ARKA News Agency
Feb 25 2005

OSCE and CE expertly group to visit Armenia on March 3-4

It is early to engage in pre-election campaign – Armenian PM

Presentation of official website of Economic Court of the Republic of
Armenia held in Yerevan

RA Prime Minister receives charge d’Affaires of Syria to Armenia

70th anniversary of prominent Karabakh publicist and public activist
Zori Balayan’s birth celebrated in Stepanakert

Armenian PM: rumors on near resignation of Government exploited by
some semi-pro-Government and pro-Government streams

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OSCE AND CE EXPERTLY GROUP TO VISIT ARMENIA ON MARCH 3-4

YEREVAN, February 25. /ARKA/. Joint group of experts from OSCE and
the Council of Europe will visit Armenia on March 3-4 to study the
issues of constitutional and electoral reforms, as Dmirti Rupel
Slovenian Foreign Minister said when meeting Arthur Baghdasryan,
Armenian Speaker while on his official visit to Austria. As Armenian
Parliament Public department told ARKA, Rupel gave high estimation to
Armenian Parliament’s role in implementation of Armenia’s commitments
to PACE and expressed hope that constitutional and election reforms
will be held as per European standards. Baghdasaryan ain his turn
said that Armenia attaches importance to integration into European
structures, the solution of the Karabakh conflict within frames of
the OSCE Minsk Group as it studied the issue well. It was mentioned
that the region enjoys peaces for ten years and Armenia sees the
solution of the conflict thru peaceful settlements. He also stressed
OSCE’s role in establishing peace and regional cooperation in South
Caucasus. T.M. -0–

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IT IS EARLY TO ENGAGE IN PRE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN – ARMENIAN PM

YEREVAN, February 25. /ARKA/. It is early `to roll up one’s sleeves’
and to engage in pre-election campaign, as Armenian PM Andranik
Margarian said to Armenian Public TV. In his words, `we have two
years until elections to the National Assembly and three until the
presidential elections. Launching pre-election campaign now will
hinder not only normal development of the country, but the solution
of challenges that Armenia is facing’. `I mean regional problems, and
hindering economic and political development of the country’, he
stated. At that he said that opposition’s behaviour is quite normal,
adding that the party headed by him (Republican Party of Armenia –
ARKA) have no intentio to promote extraordinary presidential or
parliamentary elections. Margarian stressed that `everything must
took place in its time’, and the Armenian President and the National
Assembly must have opportunity to solve the issues until the next
regular elections. `The life is already is complex and we should not
make it even more complicated, inventing new problems for us’, PM
considers. T.M. -0–

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PRESENTATION OF OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF ECONOMIC COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF
ARMENIA HELD IN YEREVAN

YEREVAN, February 23. /ARKA/. Presentation of official website of
Economic Court of the Republic of Armenia () was
held in Yerevan today. As Davit Harutyunyan, Armenian Justice
Minister said, the most important factor of the final establishing of
judiciary in the developing countries is its transparency and using
of high technologies must not be neglected here. At that in his
words, similar transparency could not be secured only by creation of
internet center and the Armenian Government suggest this year to make
a number of legislative steps for securing transparency of the legal
proceedings process. `We need just that transparency that would allow
the sides to better understand their activity and the judges to get
more correct impression what will promote the making of the judiciary
`, he stressed.
The web-based information center of the Economic Court of Armenia was
created within frames of Transparency of Judiciary System of Armenia
program with the assistance of EU European Initiative for Democracy
and Human Rights (the total cost of the grant EUR 44 thou.). One of
the main tasks of the program implemented by Youth for Achievements
NGO is expanding of partnership between state, public sectors thru
free provision of necessary information, its transparency and
availability. The main purpose of the web-based internet resource is
free provision of information about the judiciary system,
particularly the Economic Court, and to enhance the efficiency and
quality of the information exchange between the public and the
Economic Court.
The main menu of Armenian, Russian and English version of the
web-site contain 14 chapters including data on the Economic Court of
the republic of Armenia, activity procedure, court appeal order,
cassation compliant and appeal, information on legal proceedings,
sales of debtors property, news, international relations, feedback,
links etc. T.M. -0–

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RA PRIME MINISTER RECEIVES CHARGE D’AFFAIRES OF SYRIA TO ARMENIA

YEREVAN, February 25. /ARKA/. RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan
today received Charge d’Affaires of Syria to Armenia Hasan al-Raslan,
who accomplishes his diplomatic mission to Armenia. As the Public
Relations Department of RA Government told ARKA agency, the RA Prime
Minister highly appreciated the work of Hasan al-Raslan for the
development of Armenian-Syrian relations. Margaryan hopes that the
visit of Syrian Premier Naji al-Utri to Armenia will impart new
impetus to bilateral relations.
During the meeting, the participants emphasized the satisfactory
level of bilateral cooperation, in particular, in areas of
agriculture, science and education, culture. Margaryan and Raslan
also noted the importance of recurring sessions of Armenian-Syrian
Intergovernmental Commission. The Armenian PM expressed confidence in
the fact that the execution of decisions, adopted on 3rd session of
the Commission in Yerevan in 2004, will contribute to further
development of bilateral relations in various fields. L.V.–0–

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70TH ANNIVERSARY OF PROMINENT KARABAKH PUBLICIST AND PUBLIC ACTIVIST
ZORI BALAYAN’S BIRTH CELEBRATED IN STEPANAKERT

STEPANAKERT, February 25. /ARKA/. 70th anniversary of prominent
Karabakh publicist and public activist Zori Balayan’s birth was
celebrated in Stepanakert. Nagorno-Karabakh Republic’s President
Arkadi Ghukasyan, Members of the NKR Parliament and Government and
representatives of the community were present at the party dedicated
to the event.
The jubilee spoke about current world problems in his speech. He paid
attention to globalization and its possible impact on the region.
Speaking on Karabakh conflict settlement, Balayan pointed out oil
factor.
Speaking on Karabakh national liberation movement, he said nobody
must think human toll was vain and nobody must doubt that `we did
achieve the goal’. M.V. -0–

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ARMENIAN PM: RUMORS ON NEAR RESIGNATION OF GOVERNMENT EXPLOITED BY
SOME SEMI-PRO-GOVERNMENT AND PRO-GOVERNMENT STREAMS

YEREVAN, February 25. /ARKA/. The rumors of near resignation of the
Government are exploited by semi-pro-Government and pro-Government
streams, as Armenian Pm Andranik Margarian said in his interview to
the Armenian Publci TV. In his opinion, the opposition wishes to
change the power, but the purposes put forward by it one or two years
ago -President’s resignation, holding of extraordinary elections are
groundless. Therefore, in PM’s words, it is necessary to input in the
government `the worm of doubt’, the fanciful power change scenario,
where naturally the PM and Government members have their own role. At
that he stressed that this may not be implemented, adding that the
changes into the Government’s staff are always possible, however they
will not be related to demands put forward or similar reasons. T.M.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress