ARKA News Agency
March 9, 2005
Honorary Doctor of Slavinic University conferred on RF Ambassador to
Armenia
RA Minister of Foreign Affairs: Karabakh conflict should be settled
in the framework of OSCE Minsk Group
Memorandum on mutual understanding signed by Armenian, Latvian
parliaments
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HONORARY DOCTOR OF SLAVINIC UNIVERSITY CONFERRED ON RF AMBASSADOR TO
ARMENIA
YEREVAN, March 9. /ARKA/. RF Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary to Armenia Anatoly Dyukov has been awarded RAU Order
of Honor and the title of Honorary Doctor of the Armenian-Russian
Slavonic University for his contribution to Russian-Armenian
cooperation. RAU Rector Armen Darbinyan emphasized the Ambassador~Rs
decisive role in the foundation and further development of RAU. He
also stressed the trend toward educational integration and the
importance of exchanging experience between the two countries~R
educational system.
Anatoly Dryukov has been RF Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary to Armenian since 1998. The Ambassador~Rs mission in
Armenia is nearing completion, and in April-May 2005 he is expected
to be replaced by the career diplomat Nikolay Pavlov. Dryukov has
worked in the Foreign Ministry system since 1960. He has held
different diplomatic posts at the central office of the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and abroad. In 1987-1990, he was USSR Ambassador to
Singapore, in 1991-1996 USSR and RF Ambassador to India.
The RAU was founded under the Russian-Armenian Intergovernmental
Agreement on the foundation and activities of a Russian-Armenian
University in Yerevan. The Agreement was signed on August 29, 1997 in
Moscow. On November 28, 1997, the RA Government made a resolution on
the foundation of a Russian-Armenian University in Armenia.
The RAU is a higher professional school under joint jurisdiction of
the RF and RA and has the status of state-run higher schools in both
countries. The RAU was licensed on June 27, 2000 by the RF Ministry
of Education and implements higher and post-graduate educational
programs. P.T. ~V0–
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RA MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS: KARABAKH CONFLICT SHOULD BE SETTLED
IN THE FRAMEWORK OF OSCE MINSK GROUP
YEREVAN, March 9. /ARKA/. Karabakh conflict should be settled in the
framework of one structure, that is OSCE Minsk Group, as stated RA
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vartan Oskanian. According to him, all
international structures are anxious about the Karabakh conflict
settlement, especially those where Armenia and Azerbaijan are
involved, that is EU, Council of Europe, however settlement of the
issue may be achieved only in the format of OSCE Minsk Group. ~SAll
other international structures should concentrate on the process in
this format, being ready to contribute to peace process or improving
post-conflict satiations~T, he said. At that he noted that he
positively evaluated the striving of various European instances to
participate in settlement of the conflict, however, ~Ssees no
competition with OSCE Minsk Group~T. A.H. –0–
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MEMORANDUM ON MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING SIGNED BY ARMENIAN, LATVIAN
PARLIAMENTS
YEREVAN, March 9. /ARKA/. A memorandum on mutual understanding on
issues related to integration in the EU was sign Wednesday between
Armenian and Latvian parliaments. The memorandum was signed by
Armenian Parliament Vice-Speaker Tigran Torosyan and the Head of
Latvian Parliament~Rs Commission for European Affairs Oskars Kastens,
as a source of Armenian National Assembly Department for Public
Relations says.
Cordial relations established between Armenian and Latvia, progress
in political dialog between the two countries, the EU decision to
include Armenia in Widen Europe. New Neighbors program are welcomed
in the memorandum as well as Armenia~Rs aspiration to join European
fold and its success in that direction. Latvian Parliament
willingness to share its experience obtained on its way to the EU
membership with Armenian colleagues was also welcomed in the
document. It was stressed in the memorandum that the parliaments play
major part in the process of their countries integration in the EU.
The countries arranged to support Armenian National Assembly in
fulfilling the agreement on partnership between Armenia and European
Commonwealth and its member countries. M.V.–0–
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress