CIS FMs TO DISCUSS REFORM OF COMMONWEALTH BODIES IN MINSK

February 17, 2005 - 17:35 AMT  06:07 GMT
The recurrent sitting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers is planned in Minsk March 18.

KARABAKH SETTLEMENT SHOVED BACK BY POLITICAL AND PROPAGANDISTIC "FENCING" OF PARTIES

February 17, 2005 - 17:19 AMT  06:07 GMT
Kazimirov: Few people in the world and even in Europe know how the Nagorno Karabakh conflict evolved.

KYOTO PROTOCOL CAME INTO EFFECT

February 17, 2005 - 17:01 AMT  06:07 GMT
February 16 the Kyoto Protocol on limitation of emissions of greenhouse gases to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change came into effect.

RUSSIAN FM: RUSSIA INTERESTED IN SETTLEMENT OF ALL CONFLICTS IN FORMER USSR TERRITORY

February 17, 2005 - 16:45 AMT  06:07 GMT
"Settlement of all conflicts in the territory of the former USSR suits our national interests," Sergey Lavrov stated.

THE DEATH OF LEBANESE EX-PREMIER MAY HAVE DANGEROUS CONSEQUENCES FOR BEIRUT ARMENIANS

February 16, 2005 - 04:00 AMT  06:07 GMT
The President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan and Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan presented their condolences to the President of Lebanon Emil Lahoud on the murder of the country's ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. Armenian leaders were on friendly terms with the prominent Lebanese politician. Friendly relations strengthened especially during last year's visit of Hariri to Yerevan. Armenian authorities realize that the tragic death of the former Prime Minister may a negative impact on the status of the influential Armenian community of Lebanon.
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