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ARMENIAN AND GREEK AMERICANS DISAPPOINTED OVER BUSH STATEMENT ON TURKEY

July 13, 2004 - 23:33 AMT  10:59 GMT
The Armenian National Committee of America and the American Hellenic Institute expressed their profound disappointment over recent remarks by President Bush praising Turkey's treatment of national minorities and calling for that nation's accession to the European Union.

RUSSIA AND ARMENIA SIGNED AGREEMENT ON EDUCATION COOPERATION

July 13, 2004 - 23:22 AMT  10:59 GMT
July 13 in Moscow the Ministers of Education and Science of Russia and Armenia appended their signatures under the document in the presence of the Premiers of the two countries.

SECOND ALL-ARMENIAN YOUTH RALLY TO TAKE PLACE IN TSAKHKADZOR IN LATE JULY

July 13, 2004 - 22:45 AMT  10:59 GMT
Representatives of Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh and the Diaspora will participate in the forum.

Russia gets interested in acquiring additional enterprises in Armenia

July 13, 2004 - 22:21 AMT  10:59 GMT
In the near future problems, relating to investments in Armenian enterprises, whose shares were conveyed to Russia to pay off Armenia's state debt to it, will be solved, the Russian Prime Minister stated.

ARMENIA AND RUSSIA SHOULD "INCLUDE UNUSED OPPORTUNITIES" TO STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC TIES, RUSSIAN PREMIER SUPPOSES

July 13, 2004 - 20:19 AMT  10:59 GMT
Mikhail Fradkov met with Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margarian in Moscow today.

ROBERT KOCHARIAN AND VLADIMIR RUSHAYLO DISCUSSED AGENDA OF COMING SUMMIT OF CIS STATE LEADERS

July 13, 2004 - 19:42 AMT  10:59 GMT
The CIS Executive Director has arrived in Yerevan within the framework of a regional visit to the South Caucasus.

ARMENIA INTERESTED IN STRENGTHENING COOPERATION WITH CRIMEA

July 13, 2004 - 19:30 AMT  10:59 GMT
Armenian Ambassador to Ukraine Armen Khachatrian thanked Chairman of the Crimean Parliament Boris Deich for contribution to solving social and cultural problems of the Crimean Armenians, who number over 5 thousand.

"MINSK" MEDIATORS PRESENTED "KARABAKH SETTLEMENT POSSIBLE PROSPECTS, ISSUING FROM OBSERVATION"

July 13, 2004 - 19:27 AMT  10:59 GMT
The OSCE Minsk Group (MG) Co-Chairs discussed the prospects of peaceful settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict with Armenian President Robert Kocharian and Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian in Yerevan.

YURI MERZLYAKOV: PRESENCE OF ARMENIAN FORCES IN AZERBAIJAN TERRITORY SHOULD BE DISCUSSED BY PARTIES

July 13, 2004 - 19:25 AMT  10:59 GMT
The Russian Ambassador of the OSCE Minsk Group for Karabakh settlement reported in Yerevan the Co-Chairs had not made new proposals.

NO PARALLELS CAN BE DRAWN BETWEEN ABKHAZIA, OSETIA AND KARABAKH

May 25, 2004 - 05:00 AMT  10:59 GMT
According to the newspaper ''Echo'', Baku, demonstrations of protest demanding to give Karabakh back to Azerbaijan are being held in Stepanakert. None of the sources confirmed this information. Our colleagues in Stepanakert assured there were no demonstrations in Karabakh. It is evident that this is another falsification.
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