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US NOT PLANNING TO STATION TROOPS IN AZERBAIJAN YET, US AMBASSADOR SAID

June 12, 2003 - 23:03 AMT  21:38 GMT
In the words of Ross Wilson, long before the start of the Iraqi war US armed force planning structures discussed the issue of locating US troops in places where challenges of the 21-st century might have been encountered.

TURKISH MEDIA EXPECT PRIME MINISTER STATEMENT ON RELATIONS WITH ARMENIA SOON

June 12, 2003 - 22:39 AMT  21:38 GMT
They attribute the special interest of European parliamentarians to the Armenian-Turkish relations to the fact that one of the preconditions for Turkey's accession to the European Union is good relations with neighbors.

SOME 400 SERVICEMEN FROM 19 COUNTRIES TO PARTICIPATE IN NATO MANEUVERS IN ARMENIA

June 12, 2003 - 22:37 AMT  21:38 GMT
This is the first time that Russia will participate in such a NATO exercise.

TURKEY FEARS ECONOMIC PRESSURE BY ARMENIANS DEMANDING "GENOCIDE COMPENSATION"

June 12, 2003 - 20:29 AMT  21:38 GMT
Chairman of the Assembly of Turkish American Associations Ercument Kilic noted that the insurance of Armenians, who in their time lived in the Ottoman Turkey, might reach several trillion.

EUROPEAN OBSERVER CRITICISM OVER ARMENIAN ELECTION NOT TO HAMPER DEVELOPMENT OF ARMENIA-CE RELATIONS, ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONSIDERS

June 12, 2003 - 20:01 AMT  21:38 GMT
In his words, the tense passions on the presidential election have settled down and today everything returned to the normal course.

CIS CHILDREN CAN REST IN CAMP NEAR MOSCOW

June 12, 2003 - 19:03 AMT  21:38 GMT
Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova and other CIS countries have applied for their young citizens to spend their vacations there.

"ORINATS YERKIR" PARTY LEADER ARTUR BAGHDASARIAN ELECTED ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER

June 12, 2003 - 19:02 AMT  21:38 GMT
93 out of the 103 deputies present at the National Assembly sitting voted for A. Baghdasarian.

WB EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARRIVING IN YEREVAN

June 12, 2003 - 18:18 AMT  21:38 GMT
Ad Melkert will familiarize himself with the course of realization of WB projects in Armenia, specifically, with the program of the Social Investment Fund.

OPPOSITION DEPUTIES BOYCOTT FIRST SITTING OF NEWLY ELECTED ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT

June 12, 2003 - 18:11 AMT  21:38 GMT
Deputies representing "Justice" bloc and "National Unity" party do not participate in today's sitting.

ARMENIAN PRESIDENT APPOINTED A NUMBER OF NEW MINISTERS

June 12, 2003 - 18:09 AMT  21:38 GMT
6 newly appointed ministers represent "Orinats Yerkir" party and ARF "Dashnaktsutyun."
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