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ARMENIA AND TURKEY MUST SIT AT BARGAINING TABLE, OSCE CHAIRMAN-IN-OFFICE THINKS

March 6, 2002 - 00:22 AMT  22:11 GMT
"Reestablishment and development of bilateral relation between Armenia and Turkey will also have positive influence on the situation in the South Caucasian region in general", has states the OSCE chairman-in-office.

PARK CALLED «LITTLE ECHMIADZIN» TO BE OPENED IN TBILISI

March 6, 2002 - 00:20 AMT  22:11 GMT
As Armenia's Ambassador Plenipotentiary and Extraordinary to Georgia Georgi Khosroyev has noted, Yerevan appreciates the concerns showed by Tbilisi authorities for the problems of Armenian population.

WORLD BANK PLEASED WITH LEVEL OF COOPERATION WITH ARMENIA

March 6, 2002 - 00:16 AMT  22:11 GMT
WB regional director for South Caucasian countries Judy O'Connor has stated this.

DELEGATION OF TURKISH MILITARY HIGH-RANKERS TO VISIT JAVAKHK

March 6, 2002 - 00:09 AMT  22:11 GMT
Within the framework of the visit meetings of the Turkish military high-rankers with the leadership of frontier department of Georgia Valeri Chkheidze and Georgian President representative to Javakhk, populated mainly by Armenians, Teymuraz Mosiashvili will take place.

APPROACHES OF OSCE CHAIRMAN-IN-OFFICE REGARDING KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT VERY REALISTIC, NKR PRESIDENT THINKS

March 5, 2002 - 23:29 AMT  22:11 GMT
In his turn, according to NKR president, the position of Karabakh party on conflict settlement was accepted with understanding by Jaime Gama.

NATO NOT INVOLVED IN SOUTH CAUCASIAN CONFLICT SETTLEMENT

March 5, 2002 - 23:19 AMT  22:11 GMT
The settlement of Karabakh conflict with participation of the OSCE Minsk group is the only effective way, Vardan Oskanian, Armenian foreign minister has stated it today at the joint press conference with the OSCE chairman-in-office.

A NUMBER OF OBJECTIVE REASONS IMPEDE ARMENIA-NATO ACTIVE COOPERATION

March 5, 2002 - 20:53 AMT  22:11 GMT
Vahan Ovannisian, the chairman of the committee for defense issues, national security and internal affairs of the National Assembly thinks in this way.

WHEN WE BECOME INDEPENDENT, WE WILL BE READY TO COOPERATE WITH ALL COUNTRIES OF REGION AND FIRST OF ALL WITH AZERBAIJAN, STATES NKR PRESIDENT

March 5, 2002 - 20:52 AMT  22:11 GMT
Meanwhile, today according to him, any attempt of Azerbaijan to take Karabakh under its control might result in a new war.

TURKEY-AZERBAIJAN RELATIONS UNDER THREAT OF FALLING OFF

March 5, 2002 - 20:11 AMT  22:11 GMT
Ankara is puzzled and thinks over why Baku did not made a proper statement regarding "pro-Armenian resolution", recently adopted by the European Parliament, requiring Turkey's recognition and condemn of the 1915 Armenian genocide, opening of the border and creation of necessary conditions for Armenian-Turkish reconciliation.

US STATE DEPARTMENT STATES SITUATION WITH HUMAN RIGHTS IN AZERBAIJAN EXCEPTIONALLY BAD

March 5, 2002 - 20:00 AMT  22:11 GMT
The authors of the report note that judicial authority is depending on the executive power: it is corrupted and not effective and the MIA and the MNS directly submit to the President.
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