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ARMENIAN AND RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANKS TO SIGN AGREEMENT ON COOPERATION

November 18, 2002 - 23:00 AMT  09:25 GMT
According to Armenian Central Bank chair Tigran Sarkisian, «the requirements of the new legislatures of the two states and the new stage of the economic cooperation will be considered in the agreement».

AZERI POLITICIANS AFRAID OF ESTABLISHMENT OF TURKISH NEW GOVERNMENT-ARMENIA RELATIONS

November 18, 2002 - 22:51 AMT  09:25 GMT
"If the new government of Turkey decides to establish the relations with Armenia, it will have to resign, as "Turks cannot trust a government that is friendly with Armenians", Azeri "People's Front" party chair Zelimhan Mamedli has stated.

ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL DATA, 59 ARMENIAN CITIZENS SUFFERED TRAFFICKING

November 18, 2002 - 22:28 AMT  09:25 GMT
Sociologists Association chair Gevorg Poghosian has stated that the trafficking victims usually avoid contacts with the representatives of the official organization, so the real number of victims might by over 500 people.

ARMENIAN DEFENSE MINISTER TO PARTICIPATE IN MEETING ON COLLECTIVE SECURITY PACT

November 18, 2002 - 22:27 AMT  09:25 GMT
November 20, the session of the Council of defense ministers of the Collective Security Pact member-states including Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Russia and Tadzikista will be held in Moscow.

SAINT-PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO STUDY ARMENIAN AGAIN

November 18, 2002 - 22:26 AMT  09:25 GMT
Today presentation of the Caucasian studies department was held at the University. Armenian ambassador to RF Armen Smbatian, senior priest of Nor-Nakhichevan and Russian eparchy of the Armenian Apostolic church Yezras, as well as representatives of the parliaments of the South Caucasian states participated in the event.

"LUKOIL" RUSSIAN COMPANY REFUSED TO PARTICIPATE IN AZERBAIJANI OIL PROJECT

November 18, 2002 - 19:16 AMT  09:25 GMT
"Lukoil" Russian Oil Company has stated about the sale of its "Azeri-Chirak-Gyunesh" oil project shares to the Itochu OI Japanese Company.

TURKEY HARDLY TO GIVE UP ITS PLANS TO CLEAR ARMENIANS OUT OF ARMENIAN LANDS

November 18, 2002 - 19:00 AMT  09:25 GMT
Nagorno-Karabakh parliament deputy, foreign relations commission member Maksim Mirzoyan has stated that commenting on Islamic forces' coming to the power in Turkey and the statement of leader of the "Justice and Development" party wining at the parliamentary elections Erdogan on assisting Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh confrontation settlement.

KRASNODAR TERRITORY EX-GOVERNOR NOT HIDE HIS DISLIKE TO ARMENIANS

November 18, 2002 - 18:58 AMT  09:25 GMT
«Russians lose Adler: 50% of pupils of the Adler schools are Armenians», stated Krasnodar Territory ex-governor Nikolay Kondratenko, the leader of influential «Motherland» party.

IRAN BEGAN TO GIVE BACK PART OF ENERGY GOT FROM ARMENIA EARLIER

November 18, 2002 - 18:56 AMT  09:25 GMT
RA energy minister noted that Armenia had worked with Iran in the sphere of mutual energy supplies since 1998.

NAGORNO-KARABAKH PRESIDENT MET WITH OCSE MINSK GROUP FRENCH CO-CHAIR

November 18, 2002 - 18:56 AMT  09:25 GMT
Nagorno-Karabakh President Arkady Ghukasian, who is in Paris with a visit, has met with the OSCE Minsk group French co-chair Anri Jacoleni and the French MFA department for Europe head Hugh Perne.
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