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KOCHARIAN MEETS ARMENIAN STUDENTS IN MOSCOW

MOSCOW, JUNE 24, ARMENPRESS: Armenian president Robert Kocharian met
yesterday in Moscow with a group of Armenian students majoring at Russian
universities. Some 5,000 ethnic Armenian students are believed to study at
Moscow-based higher education establishments, 15 percent of them are
Armenian citizens.
The meeting was organized by Armenian embassy in Russia and the
Association of Armenian Students of Moscow State University. The president
had a frank talk with students and answered their questions, focusing on the
Karabakh problem, Turkish-Armenian relations, domestic issues.
In response to a question about the advisability of building an
Iran-Armenia railway, Kocharian said there was no need for it as there is a
railway connecting Armenia with Iran through Azerbaijan’s exclave
Nakhichevan. “As soon as we resolve the dispute with Azerbaijan this road
will resume its operation,’ he said