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IN WORDS OF AZERI NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER, BAKU FORCED TO ECONOMIC COOPERATION WITH YEREVAN

August 9, 2003 - 21:33 AMT  12:49 GMT
In Namik Abbasov's opinion, the Schengen agreement scheme: giving up territorial claims, establishment of confidence atmosphere might become a way out of the situation.

FINAL STAGE OF JOINT EXERCISE OF CIS AIR DEFENSE TROOPS TO BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER

August 9, 2003 - 21:28 AMT  12:49 GMT
Representatives of air forces of Armenia, Belarus, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan will demonstrate their mastery and defense ministers of the participant countries will observe the actions of the troops.

AZERI NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER DOUBTS OSCE MINSK GROUP POLICY EFFICIENCY

August 9, 2003 - 21:27 AMT  12:49 GMT
The policy pursued by the OSCE Minsk group can by no means promote settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Namik Abbasov stated.

ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT FORECASTS FOREIGN INVESTMENT AFFLUX OF $300 MILLION IN 2003

August 9, 2003 - 21:25 AMT  12:49 GMT
In the words of deputy minister of trade and economic development of Armenia Tigran Davtian, large investments are expected to be made in "ArmenTel" telecommunication enterprise, "ArmenAl" aluminum foil production plant, "Frank Muller" watch industry, the Yerevan airport.

LITHUANIAN PRESIDENT PREPARING TO VISIT SOUTH CAUCASUS

August 9, 2003 - 20:03 AMT  12:49 GMT
Undersecretary of the Lithuanian minister of foreign affairs Rytis Martikonis stated.

AZERIS PICKETED TURKISH EMBASSY

August 9, 2003 - 19:48 AMT  12:49 GMT
Representatives of the Democratic and other opposition parties of Azerbaijan expressed their dissatisfaction with the official Ankara stand over the "illegal" transfer of the power from Heydar Aliyev to his son Ilham.

WILL THE ARMENIAN SOLDIER REACH APSHERON?

July 2, 2003 - 05:00 AMT  12:49 GMT
The commanders of the North-Atlantic Alliance are satisfied with the results of the ''Cooperative Best Effort-2003'' military maneuvers held in the end of June in Armenia. It was the first time when the NATO's ''Partnership for Peace'' program's trainings were being held in Armenia. In total there were 400 military men from 19 countries including Turkey participating in the maneuvers.
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