ARKA News Agency
July 22 2004
RA President gives concrete guideline via to instability of national
currency rate
Outstanding figure of Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Dashnaktsutyun left this world
Armeconombank, Conversebank (Armenia), Artsakhbank and
Ardshininvestbank leading in ARKA Press Rating for Q2 2004
Robert Kocharian: RA sincerely interested in stability of Georgia
RA President highly appreciates activity of US Ambassador to RA
Armenian fiction film Sniper receives Grand Prix on Kids for Kids
International Film Festival in Athens
The Ukraine Embassy in Armenia opens a book of sorrows in regard with
the tragedy on `Coal Company `Krasnolimansk Mine’
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RA PRESIDENT GIVES CONCRETE GUIDELINE VIA TO INSTABILITY OF NATIONAL
CURRENCY RATE
YEREVAN, July 22. /ARKA/. During today’s working meeting with the
ministers of finance and economy, trade and economic development, the
chairmen of CBA, State Custom Committee RA President Robert Kocharian
gave concrete guideline via to instability of national currency rate,
President’s press office told ARKA. The details of the meeting are
not represented.
Note today CBA increased exchange rate of USD by 3.97 AMD up to
515.99 AMD per $1. It is the first increase of exchange rate for last
several weeks. On previous week the rate was decrease in average by
1.5-2 AMD daily. For the first three days of current week the rate
decreased by 10.35 AMD, of which only yesterday – by 8.04 AMD. L.D.
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OUTSTANDING FIGURE OF ARMENIAN REVOLUTIONARY FEDERATION
DASHNAKTSUTYUN LEFT THIS WORLD
YEREVAN, July 22. /ARKA/. Outstanding figure of Armenian
Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun, Director of Munich Institute
of Armenian Studies Eduard Ovannisian left this world being 72 years
old, ARF (D) told ARKA All his life Ovannisian cared about past,
present and future of Armenian people. Press release notes that he
was an advanced soldier in modern fight in Diaspora for protection of
Hai Dat and became its driving force. `Loss of Eduard Ovannisian is
terrible for his party friends and by all means for all Armenian’,
press release notes.
Eduard Ovannisian was born on February 16, 1932 in Yerevan. He
graduated from Moscow Instrument Making Institute. In 1964 defended
his doctoral degree. In 1984-93 he was a director of Armenian Edition
of Radio Liberty. Ovannisian took active part in creation and edition
of The Armenian Genocide book in Munich. In 2003 he issued a book
called Hai Dat Problems and the Ways of Their Settlement. L.D. –0–
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ARMECONOMBANK, CONVERSEBANK (ARMENIA), ARTSAKHBANK AND
ARDSHININVESTBANK LEADING IN ARKA PRESS RATING FOR Q2 2004
YEREVAN, July 22. /ARKA/. ARKA News Agency published Press Rating of
Armenian banks for Q2 2004. The leaders of ARKA’s Press-Rating for
the II Q, 2004 are 4 banks 1. Armeconombank, 2. Conversebank, 3.
Artsakhbank, 4. Ardshininvestbank. As the analysis of press signals
showed, Q2 appeared to be more active from the point of banking pres
information as a result of which the number of press signals
increased by 6.9%, while the Total Index (TI), characterizing the
number of information depending of its address increased by 4.3%. At
that there can be observed a stable tendency of reduction of negative
press signals, the weight share of which versus the previous Q
reduced from 7.5% to 3.7%.
In the structure of the overall information for Q2 2004 versus the
last Q, the share of information for the sections `General on Banks’
and `Banking Activities in Figures’ increased in the total volume of
information about the banks for the 2nd Q, 2004 from 27.4% to 32.5%
and from 37.6% to 41.6% correspondingly, as compared to the same
period of 2003. Meanwhile, information entries for the other sections
reduced. Thus, the share of information for the section `Bank
Development Policy’reduced to 18.9% versus 23.8% in the 1st Q, 2004,
for `Clients and Service’ – to 2.2% versus 3.6%, for `Bank’s Economic
Forecasts and Opinions’ – to 4.8% versus 7.7%. According to the
analysis of the structure of the total information of banks, the
share of negative press releases reduced from 7.5% to 3.7% as
compared to last Q.
In the 2st Q, 2004 the highest index for information entries was for
the section `General on Banks’ for Ardshininvestbank. Armeconombank
became a leader in sharing information for `Bank Development Policy’
and Banking Activities in Figures. Conversebank and Armenian
Development Bank were most active in sharing information for `Clients
and Service’. At that, the most active in making prognosis of the
economic development were Conversebank, HSBC Bank Armenia and
Armsavingsbank.
To remind the leaders of ARKA Press Rating for Q1 2004 were the
following banks: 1. Armeconombank, 2. Conversebank, 3. Bank Anelik,
4. Ardshininvestbank, 5. Armsavingsbank, and 6. HSBC Bank Armenia.
The ARKA Press rating is calculated not based on fianncial -economic
indicators, but the facts of actual activity of the banks which are
reported thru mass media. As a result, the higher the level of actual
information on the bank’s activity, the more efficient is its policy.
When composing the Press rating, the information of advertising type
was not subject of study and analysis.
Please see more detailed information in Banking Information Bulletin
#03 (22) for Q2 2004.T.M. -0–
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ROBERT KOCHARIAN: RA SINCERELY INTERESTED IN STABILITY OF GEORGIA
YEREVAN, July 22. /ARKA/. `RA is sincerely interested in stability of
Georgia’, RA President Robert Kocharian said during his meeting with
the Salome Zurabishvili, Georgian Foreign Minister who is visiting
RA. As RA President’s Press Service told ARKA, Robert Kocharian
expressed his satisfaction that the relations of RA and Georgia are
on high level and are based on centuries old trust and friendship
among the peoples of two countries. Mentioning that Georgia currently
lives quite hard times, the President expressed confidence that the
Georgian authorities would be able to overcome the difficulties
rapidly. During the meeting the sides touched upon the key issues
concerning Armenian-Georgian relations and perspectives of the
region.
In words of officials, the current level of mutual economic relations
does not correspond to the real capacities of two countries.
Kocharian attached importance to more active work of
Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation. Kocharian and
Zurabishvili stressed that inclusion of the South Caucasus countries
into EU Neighborhood creates large possibilities for the cooperation.
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RA PRESIDENT HIGHLY APPRECIATES ACTIVITY OF US AMBASSADOR TO RA
YEREVAN, July 22. /ARKA/. RA President Robert Kocharian received
today Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the USA to RA
H.E. John Ordway who completed his diplomatic mission in the country.
As RA President’s Press Service told ARKA, the Head of the Armenian
State highly appreciated the activity of the activity of the US
Ambassador aimed at deepening of the Armenian-US relations.
The Ambassador in his turn expressed his gratitude to the RA
President for his support during his diplomatic work.
During the meeting the sides discussed the reforms that are being
implemented in RA and the related support of the US Government.
John Ordway was appointed US Ambassador to RA in 2001. He will
continue his diplomatic mission as US Ambassador to Kazakhstan. US
President George Bush offered appointing as new US Ambassador to RA
John Marshall Evans, the Head of US Department of State on Russian
Affairs. T.M. -0–
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ARMENIAN FICTION FILM SNIPER RECEIVES GRAND PRIX ON KIDS FOR KIDS
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IN ATHENS
YEREVAN, July 22. /ARKA/. Armenian fiction film Sniper received Grand
Prix on Kids for Kids International Film Festival in Athens, as Nune
Manukyan, Chairman of Rolan Bykov Armenian Foundation. In his words,
Grand Prix in Animation, fiction, documentary and sportive films
created by the kids in the age from 6 to 12 years was handled to
authors of Sniper – Hovnan Bagghdasaryan (8) and VArdan Arshakuni
(10), representing educational-cultural center Manana. Manukyan
mentioned that the members of the jury of the Festival were
thunderstruck by the flight of mind of the authors of Sniper, that
were able to create in the film an atmosphere of permanent
expectation. She also said that in nomination `art and documentation’
in 13-16 age category film Grandmother of an inmate of the same
center Nane Sahakyan was ranked among six best films. The Chairman of
Rolan Bykov Armenian Center mentioned that 44 states were
participating in the festival and only 22 films were selected.
In her turn Ruzanna Baghdasaryan, Director of Center Manana told that
that this was the third success of Sniper in international festivals.
In her words, in March and July 2004 the film won on festivals in
Tampere, Finland and Sheffield, UK. She also added that the film was
shot with the support of UNIFEM – UN Development Fund for Women. As a
whole, she mentioned that the inmates of the center were awarded many
times on various international festivals (Italy, Holland, Germany,
Spain, US) and their films were shown TV companies of more than 20
nations. She also mentioned that lack of technical means of the
Center do not allow bringing to life many ideas and scenarios of the
kids. In her words, for this reason the films shot by the inmates of
the Center do not exceed 1 – 1.5 minutes.
Kids for Kids International Festival was held in Athens on 18-21
June. The festival was organized by ECFA – European Children’s Film
Association and CIFEJ – International Center of Films for Children
and Young People. The jury consisted of representatives from Armenia,
Iran, Serbia, England, Sweden, Australia, Denmark and Canada. T.M.
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THE UKRAINE EMBASSY IN ARMENIA OPENS A BOOK OF SORROWS IN REGARD WITH
THE TRAGEDY ON `COAL COMPANY `KRASNOLIMANSK MINE’
YEREVAN, July 22. /ARKA/. In regard with the accident on `Coal
Company `Krasnolimansk Mine’ (Donetsk region), which happened on July
19,2004 and as a result of which some miners died, the President of
the Ukraine declared July 21-22 as mourning days in the Ukraine. As
ARKA was informed in the press service department of the Ukraine
Embassy in Armenia, a book of sorrows is opened in the Ukraine
Embassy in Armenia on July 22, where everybody can write his
condolences regarding the tragedy.
To remind, an explosion of methane happened 997 meters under the
ground on July 19 at about 7:55 p.m. by the local time. The explosion
was followed by fire. At that time 48 miners were underground. 12 of
them managed to get out of the mine by themselves, and the bodies of
31 dead miners were taken out of the mine, 20 of which were
identified. Five miners are missing. A.H.–0–
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