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ARMENIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES MARKS 60-TH ANNIVERSARY

October 9, 2003 - 22:59 AMT  18:02 GMT
As president Robert Kocharian reported at the jubilee measure, Armenia should become the scientific center of the region, and the National Academy of Sciences - be its basis.

IRANIAN PRESIDENT HOPES FOR PROBLEMS BETWEEN YEREVAN AND BAKU TO SETTLE BASED ON MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING

October 9, 2003 - 22:39 AMT  18:02 GMT
"Teheran and Yerevan come against presence of foreign military forces in the region, as it destabilizes the situation in the region," Mohammad Khatami said at a meeting with minister of energy of Armenia Armen Movsisian.

IRAN NOT GOING TO COMPETE WITH RUSSIA FOR GAS SUPPLIES TO SOUTH CAUCASUS

October 9, 2003 - 22:36 AMT  18:02 GMT
"We are ready to cooperation on that project with third countries, too, and it is not ruled out that it will be realized within "North-South" international transport corridor framework," - Iranian ambassador to Armenia Mohammad Farhad Koleini said in Yerevan today.

BAKU NOT ENTITLED TO HAMPER ARMENIA PARTICIPATION IN COMING NATO EXERCISE IN AZERBAIJAN

October 9, 2003 - 22:01 AMT  18:02 GMT
Pentagon senior official said in Washington.

ARMENIAN AND RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRIES CONFER IN FOREIGN POLICY PLANNING

October 9, 2003 - 22:01 AMT  18:02 GMT
Deputy foreign minister of Russia Alexey Meshkov and director of the political planning department of the Armenian foreign ministry Ashot Voskanian have held conferences in Moscow over the issues of foreign policy planning.

DEFENSE MINISTERS OF ARMENIA AND UKRAINE SIGNED COOPERATION PROGRAM FOR 2004

October 9, 2003 - 20:29 AMT  18:02 GMT
The document provides for periodical conferences, continuing the dialogue on regional security and mutual visits of military delegations.

CLOSING ARMENIAN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT INCLUDED IN US PROGRAM FOR STRUGGLE AGAINST MASS DESTRUCTION WEAPONS

October 9, 2003 - 20:18 AMT  18:02 GMT
The US Department of State report notes that the plant reactor has become dangerous not only for the ecology of the region, but also for the US security, as "international terrorists can possess the materials and technologies of the Armenian reactor" any moment.

DAYS OF UNION OF ARMENIANS IN RUSSIA HELD IN YEREVAN AND STEPANAKERT

October 9, 2003 - 19:23 AMT  18:02 GMT
UAR representative delegation, on which eminent foreign political and public figures of Armenian origin serve, is arriving in Stepanakert today.

RUSSIA NOT GOING TO IMPOSE KARABAKH PROBLEM SOLUTION, RUSSIAN SECURITY COUNCIL SECRETARY SAID

October 9, 2003 - 19:20 AMT  18:02 GMT
We come for the parties to conflict to come to a mutually acceptable decision themselves, Vladimir Rushaylo said in Baku upon the completion of his visit.

SENDING TURKISH MILITARY TO IRAQ TAKEN NEGATIVELY BOTH IN TURKEY AND IRAQ

October 9, 2003 - 19:19 AMT  18:02 GMT
Not far from Baghdad Iraqis have already burned several Turkish lorries that were executing commercial runs.
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