ARKA News Agency
April 12 2004
Atashes Geghamian: following steps will be competent, leading to
victory
Business-forum “Opportunities of Investments in RA” took place in UAE
Activities dedicated to 90th anniversary of 1915 Armenian Genocide in
Ottoman Empire to take place in Armenia
RA Minister of Defense and US Ambassador to RA discuss perspectives
of Armenian-American military cooperation
RA President and Foreign Minister held working meeting
Armenian opposition marches to Presidential Residence
Open doors days to be held in Yerevan medical institutions since
today
RA Government makes amendments to the law on holding rallies,
meetings, processions and demonstrations
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ATASHES GEGHAMIAN: FOLLOWING STEPS WILL BE COMPETENT, LEADING TO
VICTORY
YEREVAN, April 12. /ARKA/. Following steps will be competent, leading
to victory, the Leader of Opposition Party National Unity Artashes
Geghamian told ARKA. “We will take all necessary steps that will lead
to resignation of the President Robert Kocharian”, Geghamian said.
Today’s rally of opposition to the residence of the President was
stopped by RA police troops. Till now opposition did not decide
future actions. L.D. –0–
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BUSINESS-FORUM “OPPORTUNITIES OF INVESTMENTS IN RA” TOOK PLACE IN UAE
YEREVAN, April 12. /ARKA/. Business-forum “Opportunities of
Investments in RA”, organized by RA Embassy to UAE took place in UAE,
RA MFA told ARKA. The forum was organized with the goal of
development of Armenian-Emirates trade-economic relations and more
profitable representation of trade and industrial potential of
Armenia. Armenian party represented dynamics of development of
Armenian economy and basic legal base covering financial sphere.
Armenian delegation represented achievement of the spheres of IT,
tourism, light and chemical industries, energy, etc.
Delegation consisting of representatives of 25 companies was headed
with Director of Armenian Development Agency Vahagn Movsisian. L.D.
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ACTIVITIES DEDICATED TO 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF 1915 ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN
OTTOMAN EMPIRE TO TAKE PLACE IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN, April 12. /ARKA/. Activities dedicated to 90th anniversary
of 1915 Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire will take place in
Armenia in May 2004 through May 2005, RA Government PR Department
told ARKA. The program of activities was discussed today at the
sitting of State Commission under the chair of RA Prime Minister
Andranik Margarian. According to the program, on April 20-23, 2005
international scientific conference on Genocide issued will take
place in Yerevan. International conferences will also take place in
Russia, USA, Europe and Middle East. RA MFA assigned diplomatic
representations of Armenia in different countries to develop and
represent the list of activities by the beginning of May. RA
Government plans to take measures on increase of the level of
familiarity of international society on Armenian Genocide.
>From the beginning of the 19th century till 1920, the Ottoman Empire,
legal successor of which is today’s turkey, regularly tormented and
persecuted Armenians. The top of barbarity was in 1915 when over a
million of Armenians was massacred in different regions of West
Armenia, part of the Empire.
The fact of the Armenian Genocide has been recognised by many
countries, including Uruguay (the first state that recognised the
genocide in 1965), Russia, France, Argentina, Greece, Lower Chamber
of Italy, 31 states of the U.S. L.D. –0–
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RA MINISTER OF DEFENSE AND US AMBASSADOR TO RA DISCUSS PERSPECTIVES
OF ARMENIAN-AMERICAN MILITARY COOPERATION
YEREVAN, April 12. /ARKA/. RA Minister of Defense Serge Sargsian and
US Ambassador to RA John Ordway discussed perspectives of
Armenian-American military cooperation, RA Ministry of Defense told
ARKA. The parties discussed present situation and perspectives of
military cooperation. L.D. –0–
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RA PRESIDENT AND FOREIGN MINISTER HELD WORKING MEETING
YEREVAN, April 12. /ARKA/. RA President Robert Kocharian and Foreign
Minister Vardan Oskanian held working meeting, RA President’s press
office told ARKA. The Minister represented Kocharian issues connected
with scheduled All Armenian activities and foreign visits of the
president for 2004. L.D. –0–
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ARMENIAN OPPOSITION MARCHES TO PRESIDENTIAL RESIDENCE
YEREVAN, April 12. /ARKA/. The Armenian opposition is marching to the
Presidential Residence demanding his resignation, as reported by ARKA
correspondent from the action site. The participants of the rally
moved from the Liberty Square to Baghramian Ave toward the
Presidential Residence scanning “Kocharian Go Away!”. As stated by
Aram Sargsyan, that “opposition has no a problem with the army,
police, but with the authorities”. In his turn, Stepan Demirchyan,
the Leader of Justice opposition faction said that they have no
intention to react on authorities provocations. “Instead of applying
the referendum, the authorities turned to provocations, that unified
the people even more. We are planning to bring the actions to the
logical end peacefully and we are committed to order and organization
in vuilding of a new country”, said Demirchyan. T.M. –0–
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OPEN DOORS DAYS TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS SINCE
TODAY
YEREVAN, April 12. /ARKA/. Since today Yerevan’s medical institutions
will hold open door days, as said by Aram Soghoyan, Yerevan
Municipality Healthcare and Social Security Department Chief on his
today’s briefing. In his words, these kind of actions are held
regularly on twice a year basis by Yerevan Municipality for
preventing deceases. “It is well known that the situation related to
all deceases worsens in springs and autumns, therefore we conduct
such works regularly for diagnostics and treatment of the deceases on
their early stage”, Soghoyan said. During these days that are to
continue until 14 April, the residents of Yerevan can undergo free of
charge diagnostics, provided medical consultation as well as if
extremely necessary to receive treatment payable by the State (“state
order”).
The State increased stet orders for medical services provided to the
population by AMD 4b in 2004, amounting to around AMD 25b. Since
2004, the state order was expanded by two points: military officers
and their families as well as graduates of orphanages under and over
18. T.M. —0–
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RA GOVERNMENT MAKES AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW ON HOLDING RALLIES,
MEETINGS, PROCESSIONS AND DEMONSTRATIONS
YEREVAN, 12 April./ARKA/. RA Government made amendments to the law on
holding rallies, meetings, processions and demonstrations. As Ara
Saghatelyan, Press Secretary of RA Justice Ministry, informed ARKA,
the results of the discussions held with RA MP-s and the members of
RA Government, as well as the expert conclusions, the suggestions of
the citizens, received through Internet-network, were taken in
account when making the amendments. As the press-release says,
earlier, proceeding from social interests, RA Justice Ministry,
installed the bill in the library section of the site
and created relevant conditions for its fruitful
discussion.
The press release of RA Justice Ministry also says in order to
continue the work at the site the
changed bill is represented. According to the same source, RA Justice
Ministry expects active participation in the work of the interested
sides. The opinions and the comments on the bill are received at
[email protected]. A.K.–0–