ARKA News Agency
April 26 2005
Discussions on National program on child’s rights to be held in
Armenia
Azerbaijan intensifies sniping of Ijevan-Noyemberdyan highway
Speaker of RA na to pay working visit to Georgia
Echmiadzin Holy See implements `Written language and covenant’
program
Representatives of Armenian Apostolic Church leave for Jerusalem
Eastern, western AAC dioceses in USA to hold meetings on Apr 28
NKR Union of Journalists announces annual contest in three
nominations
RA President has a working meeting with the Governor of Syunik Region
(Armenia)
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DISCUSSIONS ON NATIONAL PROGRAM ON CHILD’S RIGHTS TO BE HELD IN
ARMENIA
YEREVAN, April 27. /ARKA/. Discussions on National program on
child’s rights will be held in Yerevan on April 29, 2005. As
UNICEF-Armenia told ARKA News Agency, representatives of Ra Foreign
Ministry, Ministries of Justice, Health, Education and Science,
Culture and Youth Affairs, the RA Police and donor organizations will
participate in the discussions.
The discussions are initiated by the Armenian UNICEF Office and RA
Ministry of Labor and Social Issues. L.V.’0′
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AZERBAIJAN INTENSIFIES SNIPING OF IJEVAN-NOYEMBERDYAN HIGHWAY
YEREVAN, April 27. /ARKA/. Azerbaijan has intensified sniping of a
section of the Ijevan-Noyemberyan highway, Governor of the Tavush
region Armen Ghularyan stated at a briefing attended by the field
assistants of the Personal Representative of the OSCE
Chairman-in-Office, Imre Palatinus, Alexander Samarsky, and Peter
Key, as well as by military commanders. Responding to Imre
Palatinus’ question as to the reason for Azerbaijan’s aggressive
behavior, Ghularyan said that the Azerbaijani side is unable to
control its armed forces, which is unlikely, or it is the result of
the Azerbaijani authorities’ bellicose statements. After the
briefing, the group visited the monitoring site, where the OSCE
representatives in Armenia and Azerbaijan held radio monitoring. As a
result, the commanders of the military units on both sides gave
security guarantees.
On April 26, under the mandate of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office
monitoring was held at the Ijevan-Ghazakh contact line on the
Armenian-Azerbaijani border. P.T. `0–
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SPEAKER OF RA NA TO PAY WORKING VISIT TO GEORGIA
YEREVAN, April 27. /ARKA/. Tomorrow, Speaker of the RA National
Assembly Artur Baghdasaryan is to leave for a working visit to
Georgia at the invitation of Speaker of the Georgian parliament Nino
Burjanadze. The public relations department, RA National Assembly,
reports that Artur Baghdasaryan is to hold meetings with Georgian
President Mikhail Sahakashvili, Speaker of the Parliament Nino
Burjanadze, Prime Minister Zurab Nogaidely, Patriarch Ilya II, as
well as with representatives of the Armenian community in Georgia.
On his way to Georgia, the Speaker of the RA Parliament is to hold a
public meeting in Alaverdy, Lori region. On April 30, Artur
Baghdasaryan is to hold a public meeting with residents of
Noyemberyan, Ijevan and Dilijan, Tavush region.P.T. `0–
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ECHMIADZIN HOLY SEE IMPLEMENTS `WRITTEN LANGUAGE AND COVENANT’
PROGRAM
YEREVAN, April 27. /ARKA/. Echmiadzin Holy See is implementing
`Written language and Covenant’ program, dedicated to 1600th
anniversary of Armenian written language creation. As the Press
Chancellery of Echmiadzin Holy See told ARKA News Agency today,
pupils of 9 and 10 grades of Yerevan and regional schools will visit
Echmiadzin from April 20 ` May 6. They will have the opportunity to
see the treasures of Echmiadzin Patriarchate museum `Armenian
Alphabet’ and `Saint Cross’ made of gold, as well as tapestries
`Armenian Alphabet’ and `Vardanank’.
200 schoolchildren from Yerevan and 320 schoolchildren from Armenian
regions have already visited Echmiadzin Holy See. With the blessing
of Garegin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, St. Echmiadzin has issued
`Written Language and Covenant’ brochure distributed to the
visitors. L.V.’0–
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REPRESENTATIVES OF ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH LEAVE FOR JERUSALEM
YEREVAN, April 27. /ARKA/. Today, representatives of Armenian
Apostolic Church let today for Jerusalem, with the blessing of
Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II. As the Press Chancellery of
Echmiadzin Holy See told ARKA News Agency, the Artsakh diocese
leader, Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, celibate priests Sahak
Shakaryan, Kuregh Vardanyana and Norayr Simonyan left for Armenian
Patriarchate of Jerusalem, where the Blessed Holiday of Resurrection
of Christ will be celebrated on May 1 by the Old Style.
Spiritual directors will participate in the Holy Easter ceremonies
and will pass the exhortations and blessings of Catholicos of All
Armenians. L.V.’0–
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EASTERN, WESTERN AAC DIOCESES IN USA TO HOLD MEETINGS ON APR 28
YEREVAN, April 27. /ARKA/. The eastern and western dioceses of the
Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) in the USA are to hold diocesan
meetings on April 28. The press office of Holy Echmiadzin reports
that the meetings will be preceded by annual congresses of diocesan
clergymen. By the order of Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II,
celibate priest Hovhakim Manugyan and priest Yesaya Artenyan are to
take part in the workings of the Eastern diocese and the priest Adam
Margaryan and Andreas Isahakyan are to participate in the workings of
the Western diocese.P.T. `0–
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NKR UNION OF JOURNALISTS ANNOUNCES ANNUAL CONTEST IN THREE
NOMINATIONS
STEPANAKERT, April 27. /ARKA/. The Union of Journalists of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) has announced an annual contest in
three nominations: `For best public-political analysis’, `For
best article on military subject’, and `Young journalist of the
year’. The prize `For best public and political analysis’ is
warded for analytical articles dealing with domestic and foreign
policy, as well as with social problems of the NKR The prize `For
best article on military subject’ is warded for articles covering
the everyday life of the NKR Defense Army and related problems.
The prize `Best Young Journalist of Year’ is warded for
journalistic activity displayed during the year and is aimed to
encourage young journalists. The winners will receive certificates
and 40,000 AMD. All journalists working in the NKR can take part in
the contest.P.T. `0
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RA PRESIDENT HAS A WORKING MEETING WITH THE GOVERNOR OF SYUNIK REGION
(ARMENIA)
YEREVAN, April 27. /ARKA/. RA President Robert Kocharyan had a
working meeting with the governor of Syunik region (Armenia) Souren
Khachatryan. According to the President’s Press Service, in the
course of the meeting the parties discussed issues connected with the
course of implementation of programs in Syunik that total worth of
which makes AMD 1,5 bln. They also touched upon the problems of rural
schools, drinking water supply and irrigation, as well as building a
new road Meghri `Kapan.
According to the press-release, in the course of the meeting RA
President gave orders mainly concerning acceleration of the work
being done and improvement of their quality. A.H.’0-