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ADOPTED PACE REPORT ON MONITORING IN ARMENIA FAVORABLY DIFFERS FROM ONE ON AZERBAIJAN

January 28, 2004 - 20:38 AMT  22:27 GMT
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted yesterday the report on the monitoring held in Armenia and Azerbaijan in regards to the meeting of commitments to CE.

AFTER RESOLVING CYPRUS ISSUE TURKEY TO PURSUE ADVANCING POLICY TOWARDS ARMENIAN ISSUE, ERDOGAN STATED

January 28, 2004 - 19:52 AMT  22:27 GMT
"Taking the policy of protecting only, we will restrict ourselves to response to the accusations", Turkey's Prime Minister said when commenting on the future strategy.

SAN FRANCISCO COURT TURNED DOWN TURKISH ORGANIZATIONS' CLAIM TO REMOVE BRASS FROM MONUMENT TO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS

January 28, 2004 - 19:27 AMT  22:27 GMT
The brass at the foot of the monument says: "This cross is to honor the memory of 1,5 million of Armenians, who were killed by order of the Turkish government in 1915-18".

BEGINNING WITH 2006 ARMENIA TO RECEIVE 1 BILLION CUBIC METERS OF GAS FROM IRAN

January 28, 2004 - 18:55 AMT  22:27 GMT
In the words of Iranian national company's executive director Rokneddin Javadi, the issue of the supplies being practically settled, awaits the corresponding agreement to be signed.

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT URGES TURKEY TO OPEN ARMENIA'S BORDERS

January 28, 2004 - 18:09 AMT  22:27 GMT
Due to the outcomes of the yesterday's discussions held by the European Parliamentary Committee for foreign affairs, a number of amendments are to be moved in the report on "EU Policy towards the South Caucasus".

ARMENIA CELEBRATES NATIONAL ARMY DAY

January 28, 2004 - 18:03 AMT  22:27 GMT
Today Armenia is celebrating the 12-nd anniversary of the Armenian Armed Forces.

THE LIST OF AZERI POLITICAL PRISONERS IS ENLARGED

January 27, 2004 - 04:00 AMT  22:27 GMT
The ''Human Rights Watch'' organization dedicated to protecting of human rights published a report concerning the situation in Azerbaijan after the October 15 Presidential elections. In the document consisting of 55 pages the Azerbaijani authorities are being condemned of hundreds of arbitrary arrests, widespread beatings and torture, and politically motivated job dismissals of members and supporters of the opposition following the October 15 presidential election. The authors of the report are sure that Ilham Aliyev has won the elections as a result of falsifications.
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