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ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVED GOVERNMENT PROGRAM

June 21, 2003 - 00:08 AMT  16:43 GMT
Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markarian noted that the government program is rather realistic and "in 4 years concrete results for the welfare of the people will be seen".

ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT AUTUMN SESSION OPPOSITION TO SPEAK WITH NUMBER OF LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES

June 21, 2003 - 00:06 AMT  16:43 GMT
In the words of bloc member, "Republic" party chairman Albert Bazeian, the opposition intends to raise the question of holding a referendum on confidence to the Armenian president, for which the corresponding legislation should be amended.

INTERNATIONAL SOCIALIST ORGANIZATION URGES TURKEY TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

June 20, 2003 - 23:51 AMT  16:43 GMT
"Turkey should recognize the Armenian Genocide", - forum chairman, head of Leftist Democratic Party of Italy Pierro Fasio stated at the conference of the International Socialist Organization for Central and Eastern European states.

ARMENIAN LEADERSHIP AND OPPOSITION CAN COOPERATE ON NATIONAL ISSUES SETTLEMENT, ARMENIAN PRESIDENT CONSIDERS

June 20, 2003 - 23:16 AMT  16:43 GMT
In the words of Robert Kocharian, cooperation of such character is possible, particularly, on the issues of external policy, such as Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement and relations with the Diaspora.

COMMUNICATION LEVEL BETWEEN ARMENIAN AND TURKISH OFFICERS IN NATO EXERCISE RATHER HIGH

June 20, 2003 - 22:29 AMT  16:43 GMT
In opinion of deputy assistant of the Armenian defense minister Murad Isakhanian, "nationality does not play any role in the exercise".

ARMENIAN PRESIDENT TO VISIT GEORGIA IN JULY

June 20, 2003 - 22:22 AMT  16:43 GMT
Robert Kocharian is going on holiday in the beginning of August.

GEORGIA OFFERED RUSSIA TO SECURE RECONSTRUCTION WORKS ON ABKHAZIAN RAILWAY

June 20, 2003 - 22:20 AMT  16:43 GMT
According to Georgian railways chief engineer Tengiz Donadze's statement, the security of the reconstruction of the railway sector may be provided by the CIS collective forces for the peace maintenance in the Georgian-Abkhazian conflict region.

TEHRAN ACCUSES AZERI MASS MEDIA OF WRONG PRESENTATION OF SITUATION IN IRAN

June 20, 2003 - 20:26 AMT  16:43 GMT
According to the Iranian embassy statement, "some Azeri TV channels use old video materials in order to create by means of them the atmosphere of the social crisis and mass disturbances as if reigning in Iran at the moment".

NAGORNO KARABAKH FOREIGN MINISTRY HEAD MET OSCE MINSK GROUP FRENCH CO-CHAIRMAN

June 20, 2003 - 20:01 AMT  16:43 GMT
The details of the meeting are not announced.

PART OF RUSSIAN MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND ARMAMENT TO BE TRANSPORTED FROM GEORGIA TO ARMENIA

June 20, 2003 - 19:38 AMT  16:43 GMT
A part of the ammunition, property and armament of the Group of Russian Forces in the Transcaucasia is being transported from the engineering ammunition depot located in the Georgian town of Sagarejo to the 102-th Russian military base dislocated in Gyumri Armenian town.
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