ARKA News Agency
Nov 24 2004
Armenian-Indian relations develop successfully
Armenian-Albanians relations discussed by Deputy Armenian Foreign
Minister and newly Appointed Ambassador to Armenia
No emergencies recorded for the last day because of snowfall in
Armenia
An international workshop on social monitoring opened in Yerevan
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ARMENIAN-INDIAN RELATIONS DEVELOP SUCCESSFULLY
YEREVAN, November 24. /ARKA/. Armenian-Indian relations develop
successfully, RA Ambassador to India Armen Baiburian and Indian
Foreign Minister Natvar Singh stated at the meeting in accordance to
the completion of diplomatic mission of Baiburian. The parties
discussed process of fulfillment of agreements, achieved during the
visit of RA President Robert Kocharian in India in 2003 and new
bilateral programs. Baiburian invited Singh to visit Armenia in 2005.
Singh in his turn highly estimated the contribution of Baiburian in
development of Armenian-Indian relations. L.D. –0–
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ARMENIAN-ALBANIANS RELATIONS DISCUSSED BY DEPUTY ARMENIAN FOREIGN
MINISTER AND NEWLY APPOINTED AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA
YEREVAN, November 24. /ARKA/. Armenian-Albanians relations discussed
by Deputy Armenian Foreign Minister Ruben Shugaryan and newly
Appointed Ambassador of Albania to Armenia Avni Jelili (residence in
Moscow), mentioning that these relations must be intensified. As
Armenian Foreign Minister Press and Information Department told ARKA,
the sides exchanged opinions around further steps, including mutual
evaluation of potential, study of markets, organization of business
forums, creation of legal and contractual base. Among the possible
spheres of cooperation the sides mentioned trade, tourism, culture.
To mention the newly appointed Ambassador of Albania to Armenia also
heads diplomatic missions to Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Uzbekistan and
Kazakhstan. T.M. –0–
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NO EMERGENCIES RECORDED FOR THE LAST DAY BECAUSE OF SNOWFALL IN
ARMENIA
YEREVAN, November 24. /ARKA/. No emergencies were recorded for the
last day because of snowfall in Armenia, as Colonel Nikolay Grigoryan
Head of Armenian Department of Emergency Situations stated. In his
words all roads are in working conditions except the Selim pass and
Bagratashen bridge. He mentioned that due to icy roads a car accident
was recorded in Vayots Dzor without human casualties. There were
breakdowns on electric lines in Aragatsotn marz, while they were
removed and the electricity was restored. T.M. –0–
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AN INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SOCIAL MONITORING OPENED IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN, November 24. /ARKA/. Today, at the Yerevan Marriott Hotel,
the Government of Armenia and United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) opened a three-day international workshop on Strengthening the
Capacity for Social Monitoring in the Commonwealth of Independent
States (CIS): Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and Poverty
Reduction Strategic Papers (PRSP). Senior representatives of the
Government of Armenia, UN Agencies and offices in Slovakia, the
United States of America, and Switzerland, international and local
organisations, Governors’ Offices, as well as distinguished experts
from Poland, Tanzania, Albania, Kazakhstan, and other countries are
participating in the workshop. The main objective of the regional
workshop is to share experiences on social monitoring and identify
the steps that are needed to establish comprehensive national social
monitoring systems. The workshop also aims at strengthening the
capacity of participants by: a) exchanging experiences and discussing
case studies in the field of social monitoring, with a special focus
on methodologies and indicators; b) reviewing linkages between MDGs
and PRSPs in the CIS; and c) discussing mechanisms for building
partnerships in social monitoring.
UNDP office to Armenia was founded to 1993. Total cost of UNDP
programs in Armenia makes $11 million. L.D. –0–
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