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AGREEMENT ON TRANSFER OF «NAIRIT» ARMENIAN ENTERPRISE FOR MANAGEMENT REACHED

February 9, 2002 - 19:14 AMT  12:56 GMT
Today in Yerevan the agreement on the transfer of 98 % of shares of one of the industrial giants of Armenia, «Nairit-1»chemical enterprise, for management for three years to British-Indian «Ranstat group» company was signed.

ISSUE ON RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE TO BE CONSIDERED BY PACE

February 9, 2002 - 19:07 AMT  12:56 GMT
120 signatures have been already gathered and it is enough for putting the issue on the agenda of the forthcoming session of the Assembly.

HEYDAR ALIYEV AND VLADIMIR PUTIN TO UNVEIL MONUMENT TO PERSIAN POET NIZAMI IN PETERSBURG

February 9, 2002 - 19:07 AMT  12:56 GMT
In Petersburg the heads of the two states intend to discuss a number of issues regarding bilateral relations as well as the course of the Karabakh conflict settlement.

NINE SPORTSMEN REPRESENT ARMENIA AT WINTER OLYMPICS

February 9, 2002 - 19:06 AMT  12:56 GMT
Yesterday in Solt Lake City (Utah State, USA) the grand opening of the 19-th winter Olympic Games took place.

ARMENIAN DEFENSE MINISTER GETS READY FOR VISIT TO USA

February 9, 2002 - 19:05 AMT  12:56 GMT
Work for preparation of the official visit of the Armenian defense minister Serge Sarkisian to the USA has begun. Ex-military attache of Armenia to the USA Hayk Kotanjyan is entrusted with the work.

HEYDAR ALIYEV'S MEDICAL TREATMENT IN USA TO LAST LONGER

February 9, 2002 - 19:05 AMT  12:56 GMT
According to the reports of Baku media the delay of the return is caused by the worsening of Aliyev's health state.

TBILISI-YEREVAN-TBILISI FLIGHTS TO BE RECOMMENCED SINCE END OF FEBRUARY

February 9, 2002 - 19:04 AMT  12:56 GMT
Georgian-Armenian «Silk way» airline, established within the TRASECA program framework, will start Tbilisi-Baku and Tbilisi-Yerevan flights.

ALAND ISLANDS ARE FAR AWAY FROM KARABAKH

January 28, 2002 - 04:00 AMT  12:56 GMT
Recently there is a great interest towards private and public initiatives aimed at Karabakh conflict's settlement in Azerbaijan. Evidently, the leaders of Azerbaijani NGOs have perceived too literally the statements of the international mediators saying that a settlement for the Karabakh problem should be found in capital cities of the states, which are conflict sides. Without coming to an agreement with anyone, Baku's public figures have started to elaborate schemes of settlement and have put them for discussion of the society. Officials engaged in settlement of Karabakh problem are watching this strange process with bewilderment, but prefer not to intervene, while the initiatives become more and more active.
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