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Agreement Reached to Form Consortium of Rail Departments of Russia, Armenia and Georgia

January 21, 2006 - 15:20 AMT  05:46 GMT
Agreement is reached in Moscow to implement a business plan to restore Sochi-Tbilisi rail communication.

Bird Flu: UN Experts Arriving in Armenia

January 21, 2006 - 13:40 AMT  05:46 GMT
The arrival of the experts is due to Armenia being a bird flu risk zone.

Turkey Insists Neighboring States Conceal Bird Flu Cases

January 21, 2006 - 13:19 AMT  05:46 GMT
US specialists, who study the bird flu situation in Turkey, will visit Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan this weekend.

Caucasus Overall Stability and Security Depends on Effectiveness of Russian-Armenian Relations

January 21, 2006 - 13:16 AMT  05:46 GMT
"Projects like the Year of Russia in Armenia in 2005 and the coming Year of Armenia in Russia make peoples closer," stated Russian State Duma Speaker.

Third Shift of Armenian Peacekeepers Left for Iraq

January 21, 2006 - 13:07 AMT  05:46 GMT
Armenian MOD deputy head is sure that Armenian peacekeepers "will meeting their commitments with honor."

"Gasprom" confirms that the rise of gas tariffs is Moscow's reply to Armenia's intractability

January 19, 2006 - 20:24 AMT  05:46 GMT
Recently the official representative of "Gasprom" made an official statement where for the first time he indirectly confirmed that the decision to raise the tariffs of gas supplied to Armenia had also a political implication. Denis Ignatyev - the head of "Gasprom" press-service department of links with foreign mass media announced that the price of gas for Armenia could be more affordable if official Yerevan did not reject the proposals made. From the words of Mr. Ignatyev it became clear that the rise of gas tariffs is Gasprom's requital for the Armenian government's decision, which was so unexpected for Moscow.
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