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| 20:04:30 | 12-04-2005 | Official |

RA NA SPEAKER MET WITH BORIS GRYZLOV

Armenian National Assembly Speaker Arthur Baghdasaryan, who is on formal
visit to Russia at present, met with Russian Duma Chairman Boris Gryzlov to
discuss a number of issues including the Property for Debt agreement, ferry
communication as well as the legal status Armenians residing in Russia.

During the meeting Boris Gryzlov noted that a business plan was drawn up and
repair and construction works carried out in Mars plant and it will soon be
ready for exploitation. The Property for Debt agreement also became the
topic of conversation between Arthur Bahghdasaryan and Chairman of the
Federation Council of the Russian Federal Assembly Sergey Mironov.

When opening the exhibition dedicated to the 90-th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide organized in the Federation Council of the RF Sergey
Mironov noted that the Armenian people befell one of the gravest tragedies
in the history of humanity and it should not be forgotten. This exhibition
is a tribute to the memory of the Genocide victims, he said.