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FOR ARMENIA "DOORS" TO REHABILITATION OF IRAQ NOT TOTALLY CLOSED, ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN CONSIDERS

December 16, 2003 - 23:08 AMT  14:50 GMT
Armenian companies will have the opportunity to conclude other profitable contracts as subcontractors in the future, Hamlet Gasparian said.

NORWEGIAN HUMAN RIGHTS HOUSE FOUNDATION CALLED TO TAKE CORRESPONDING STEPS DUE TO OPPRESSION OF DEMOCRATIC LIBERTIES IN AZERBAIJAN

December 16, 2003 - 22:59 AMT  14:50 GMT
In 2004 Norway will preside at the Council of Europe and will consider its duty to remind the Azeri leadership of the commitments to the CE, HRH Board member Mette Newth emphasized.

WITHIN 5 DAYS SOUTH CAUCASIAN ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED IN SCOTLAND

December 16, 2003 - 22:19 AMT  14:50 GMT
An enlarged sitting of the South Caucasian Inter-Parliamentary Initiative with participation of deputies from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia opened in Scotland today.

PART OF RESIDENTS OF AKHALKALAKI REGION OF GEORGIA TO ELECT MAJORITY VOTER DEPUTIES AGAIN

December 16, 2003 - 22:18 AMT  14:50 GMT
Simultaneous to the presidential election in Georgia at 12 polling stations of the Akhalkalaki region election for the parliament over the majority voter will be held January 4.

ILHAM ALIYEV HAS TO GUARANTEE AZERBAIJAN MEETING COMMITMENTS TO COUNCIL OF EUROPE, CE LEADERSHIP CONSIDERS

December 16, 2003 - 19:59 AMT  14:50 GMT
Says a telegram of condolences of CE Secretary General Walter Schwimmer sent to Azeri president Ilham Aliyev on the decease of his father.

GEORGIAN LEADERSHIP WISHES TO LIMIT FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT BODIES

December 16, 2003 - 19:23 AMT  14:50 GMT
The Georgian Parliament will soon discuss issue on introducing changes into Law on local self-government.

JEWISH PUBLIC TO STRIVE FOR OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

December 16, 2003 - 18:55 AMT  14:50 GMT
The Israeli authorities are acting extremely unwise refusing to recognize the Armenian Genocide of 1915, doctor Yair Auron, a scholar from Open Institute of Israel said.

HEARING OF CASE OF ASSASSINATION OF NATIONAL TV AND RADIO COMPANY HEAD BEGUN IN ARMENIAN COURT OF APPEAL

December 16, 2003 - 18:54 AMT  14:50 GMT
The sentence of the first instance court pronounced November 18 was appealed against by five defendants.

CANDIDATE FOR FUTURE US PRESIDENT CONDEMNED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN OTTOMAN TURKEY

December 16, 2003 - 18:53 AMT  14:50 GMT
Democrat Wesley Clark called the US to resoluteness in preventing future mass crimes against humanity.

DISAGREEMENTS IN MINSK GROUP

December 12, 2003 - 04:00 AMT  14:50 GMT
The visit of the Minsk group co-chairmen gave a basis to think that there are certain disagreements in the approaches of the countries involved in the peace settlement of the Karabakh conflict. Being in Baku, one of the mediators made statements that were contradicting to the words of the other peace maker. Though these contradictions concern the tactical issues, it's evident that the absence of a unity among the co-chairmen may have a negative affect on the negotiation process.
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