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IN NICOSIA ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSED SITUATION AROUND MELKONIAN ARMENIAN LYCEUM

May 21, 2004 - 00:28 AMT  00:01 GMT
Nicosia Mayor Michalakis Zampelas said he was concerned with the possible closing of the longstanding education institution and promised to do his best to avoid it.

REPRESENTATIVE OF GEORGIAN PRESIDENT DENIED HEARSAY THAT TSALKA ARMENIANS HAVE ARMS

May 20, 2004 - 23:50 AMT  00:01 GMT
A special governmental commission to normalize the exacerbated situation in the Tsalka region (Eastern Georgia) started work on May 19.

BAKU DISSATISFIED WITH COURSE OF INVESTIGATION OF MURDER OF ARMENIAN OFFICER BY AZERI SERVICEMAN IN BUDAPEST

May 20, 2004 - 22:56 AMT  00:01 GMT
The investigation of the case of Azeri serviceman Ramil Safarov killing an Armenian officer in Budapest was not held strictly in compliance with the law, the Azeri officer's lawyer stated.

CRIMINAL GROUP MAKING FORGED "ARMENIAN" PASSPORTS REVEALED IN AZERBAIJAN

May 20, 2004 - 20:39 AMT  00:01 GMT
Three residents of Sumgait provided Azerbaijanis with forged passports with names of people of Armenian descent.

RALLY IN SUPPORT OF CURRENT ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES BEING ORGANIZED IN YEREVAN

May 20, 2004 - 20:29 AMT  00:01 GMT
The Progressive Party of Armenia will hold a rally to support the current Armenian authorities in the Liberty Square of Yerevan June 8.

9.3% GDP GROWTH IN ARMENIA IN 2004

May 20, 2004 - 19:55 AMT  00:01 GMT
Within the mentioned period the volume of industrial production in the republic increased 7.1%.

MONUMENT TO PRISONERS OF WAR WORKING IN ARMENIA AFTER WORLD WAR II TO BE ERECTED IN YEREVAN

May 20, 2004 - 19:47 AMT  00:01 GMT
The project will be realized on the initiative of Chairman of the Union of Armenians of Hungary Aleksan Avanesian with the financial support of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense of Hungary, as well the Armenian Nation union.

TURKEY - NOT ONLY COUNTRY VIA WHICH IRAN INTENDS TO SUPPLY GAS TO EUROPE, IRI REPRESENTATIVE STATED

May 20, 2004 - 19:02 AMT  00:01 GMT
Representative of the National Iranian Gas Company Mohammad Hasan Mojarrad did not specify what other routes he meant, however, it is apparent that one of them can be through Armenia, with which Iran signed an agreement on building a gas pipeline the other day.

IRAN EXPANDS COOPERATION WITH ARMENIA TO CREATE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES

May 20, 2004 - 18:43 AMT  00:01 GMT
The Ministry of Energy of Iran takes steps to expand cooperation with Armenia in electric power production via wind farms, stated member of the Committee of Directors of Sadid Seba Niru Iranian company Shahram Aminiyan.

US AND NATO LAUNCH UNPRECEDENTED MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN GEORGIA, AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA

May 20, 2004 - 18:41 AMT  00:01 GMT
This was reported by sources in the US European Command quartered in Germany.
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