ARKA News Agency
June 29 2004
International business forum `Regional Bridge 2004′ to take place in
Armenia on July 23-26
French Ambassador in RA awarded Grand Medal of Francophony
Economic Strategy and Policy Coordination Council at RA PM approves
its agendum
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FORUM `REGIONAL BRIDGE 2004′ TO TAKE PLACE IN
ARMENIA ON JULY 23-26
YEREVAN, June 29. /ARKA/. International business forum `Regional
Bridge 2004′ will take place in Armenia on July 23-26, the Center for
Assistance to International Integration `Master’ told ARKA.
Businessmen from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Iran, Egypt and Turkey
will arrive in Armenia for establishment of partnership relations.
The forum includes round tables, special sessions, plenary and
section sittings.
The organizers of the forum are Center for Assistance to
International Integration `Master’, RA Ministry of Trade and Economic
Development and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. L.D. –0–
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FRENCH AMBASSADOR IN RA AWARDED GRAND MEDAL OF FRANCOPHONY
YEREVAN, June 29. /ARKA/. Ambassador Plenipotentiary and
Extraordinary of France to Armenia Henry Cuny is awarded Grand Medal
of Francophony founded by the French Academy for merits and
popularization of the French language in Armenia. As the French
Embassy Press Service told ARKA, among Cuny’s special merits were
founding of French University Foundation and monthly bulletin La
Rotonda.
`Similar high evaluation of the authoritative French institution in
the field of art and literature is quite honorable for Armenia and
witnesses about high prestige of the French University and high
degree of knowledge of the students that were published in La
Rotonda’, the press release says. T.M. -0–
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ECONOMIC STRATEGY AND POLICY COORDINATION COUNCIL AT RA PM APPROVES
ITS AGENDUM
YEREVAN, June 29. /ARKA/. The first sitting of the Economic Strategy
and Policy Coordination Council at RA PM was hold today in Yerevan.
As RA PM Public and Press Relations Department told ARKA, the Council
approved its agendum on the sitting that defines the order of the
organization and realization of this consultative body. According to
the agendum, the main purpose of the Council is presenting the
program proposals as well as receiving support and coordination of
the program implementation process. To organize its own works the
Council if required form working groups from the representatives of
the state bodies and local self-government bodies as well as donor
organizations and NGOs. The Secretariat of the Council is a
structural subdivision of the RA Government.
During the course of the sitting the body also discussed issues
related to proposals from Armenia related to Millennium Challenge.
Economic Strategy and Policy Coordination Council at RA PM was
founded on 21 June 2004 by decree of the RA Government. The Council
is headed by RA PM Andranik Margarian, his deputy is Vahram
Nersisyants, Advisor to RA President on Economic Issues. The Council
also includes Vardan Khachatryan, RA Finance and Economy Ministry, RA
Trade and Economic Development Minister Karen Chshmarityan and the
Chairman of the CBA Tigran Sargsyan. T.M. -0–