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V. MANUKIAN SAYS ARMENIA MORE MATURE TO BUILD DEMOCRATIC AND DEVELOPED STATE THAN GEORGIA

November 24, 2004 - 22:40 AMT  10:39 GMT
He said in his interview with Aravot Armenian newspaper on occasion of the first anniversary of "rose revolution" in Georgia.

COLLECTION OF FUNDS FOR NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION CONTINUED

November 24, 2004 - 22:09 AMT  10:39 GMT
Businessmen from Armenia and Karabakh have already contributed $30 thousand to the fund.

ARMENIAN FM TO PARTICIPATE 10-TH SUMMIT OF FRANCOPHONE STATES

November 24, 2004 - 20:54 AMT  10:39 GMT
The formal Armenian delegation will be for the first time presented as an observer at the summit of the International Francophone Organization.

MONUMENT TO ARMENIAN COMPOSER ARAM KHACHATURIAN TO BE ERECTED IN MOSCOW NEXT YEAR

November 24, 2004 - 20:37 AMT  10:39 GMT
Designers say it should become one of the most visited cultural objects as a small concert ground for symphonic bands is supposed to be built near the monument.

ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTED CHANGES INTRODUCED INTO BILL "ON POLITICAL PARTIES"

November 24, 2004 - 20:08 AMT  10:39 GMT
According to the new bill, political parties are to have no less than 2000 members as well as structural subdivisions in 11 regions of Armenia.

AZERI OFFICER SAFAROV STANDING TRAIL

November 24, 2004 - 19:29 AMT  10:39 GMT
Ramil Safarov denied a part of his preliminary testimony alleging bad knowledge of Russian.

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY REFRAINED FROM INTERFERING IN KARABAKH SETTLEMENT

November 24, 2004 - 18:29 AMT  10:39 GMT
Late at night the voting on the territories forming a "safety belt" around Nagorno Karabakh was postponed for an uncertain term.

AMERICAN LEGISLATORS ONCE AGAIN STOOD UP FOR ARMENIANS

November 22, 2004 - 04:00 AMT  10:39 GMT
The House of Representatives has accepted the proposal of Subcommittee on External Appropriations to provide Armenia military assistance in sum, which is four times as much as the one administration insisted on. The legislators considered the initiative of the White House to provide Azerbaijan in 2005 8 million dollars and Armenia with 2 million with a view of strengthening the military forces baseless. The Congressmen have agreed to the arguments provided by the Armenian Assembly of America and Armenian National Committee and have decided to equalize the military assistance provided to the two warring countries. Yerevan and Baku will get 8 million and 750 thousand dollars each.
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