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GEORGIA'S APPEAL FOR JOINING NATO AIR DEFENSE CONTROL SYSTEM TURNED DOWN

October 31, 2002 - 22:00 AMT  16:49 GMT
Georgian defense minister David Tevzadze thought possible that "the Greek side, making use of formal reason, was led by other views".

NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT POSSIBLE IF MUTUAL COMPROMISES MADE, ARMENIAN AND BULGARIAN DEFENSE MINISTERS THINK

October 31, 2002 - 21:49 AMT  16:49 GMT
Besides the regional issues and Armenia and Bulgaria's participation in the NATO "Partnership for peace" program, the defense ministers also discussed issues regarding the bilateral military and technical cooperation.

AZERI PARLIAMENTARIANS CONDEMNED US CONGRESSMEN'S LETTER OF CONGRATULATION TO NAGORNO-KARABAKH PRESIDENT

October 31, 2002 - 21:48 AMT  16:49 GMT
Speaker of the Azeri parliament Murtuz Aleskerov stated that the Azeri parliament plans to make a "decision" regarding that and take definite steps.

"STAR" IN HONOR OF ARMEN JIGARKHANIAN PLACED ON STAR ALLEY IN MOSCOW

October 31, 2002 - 21:47 AMT  16:49 GMT
It should be noted that the number of the roles of this famous actor of Armenian origin is about 200 and Jigarkhanian has been the head of his theatre troupe since 1996.

ARMENIA NOT TO RENEW POWER SUPPLIES TO GEORGIA UNTIL PREVIOUS DEBT PAID OFF

October 31, 2002 - 21:46 AMT  16:49 GMT
Because of the $100-thousand debt, Armenia stopped the power supplies, although Georgia paid 10% of the debt mid-October.

OPENING AZERI CONSULATE GENERAL IN TEBRIZ POSTPONED AGAIN

October 31, 2002 - 21:32 AMT  16:49 GMT
Commenting on the reasons, which have made Baku refuse from further negotiations on the issue, diplomatic circles suppose that Azerbaijan does not wish to cause damage to the development of bilateral relations, which have acquired a new impulse after Azeri President Heydar Aliyev's visit to Iran this May.

ARMENIAN AND AZERI LEADERS RECURRENT MEETING ON KARABAKH TO BE HELD LATE NOVEMBER IN PRAGUE

October 31, 2002 - 18:42 AMT  16:49 GMT
The meeting will be held within the framework of the NATO summit planned in the Czech capital that day.

ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO PARTICIPATE IN SESSION OF CE CABINET OF FOREIGN MINISTERS

October 31, 2002 - 18:24 AMT  16:49 GMT
For that purpose he will leave for Strasbourg, where the forum of first diplomats of CE countries will be held November 7.

DELEGATION OF BRITISH HOUSE OF LORDS TO VISIT ARMENIA AND NAGORNO KARABAKH

October 31, 2002 - 18:23 AMT  16:49 GMT
The British parliamentarians will hold meetings in the National Assembly of Armenia, where a joint sitting of the Armenian-British and British-Armenian groups devoted to the 10-th anniversary of creation of the British-Armenian parliamentary group will be held.

US STATE DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE FAMILIARIZES WITH POLITICAL SITUATION IN ARMENIA

October 31, 2002 - 18:22 AMT  16:49 GMT
Chief of the department of Armenia of the European and Eurasian bureau of the US State Secretariat Margaret Poulik is in Armenia to familiarize with the standpoint of the political parties of Armenia on the threshold of the presidential and parliamentary elections in the country.
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