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ARKA News Agency – 12/20/2004

ARKA News Agency
Dec 20 2004

Presentation of guide of South Caucasus writers’ works takes place in
Stepanakert

RA Minister of Defense Serge Sargsian and the Head of OSCE Mission to
Yerevan Vladimir Pryakhin discuss perspectives of development of
Syunik region of Armenia

Exhibition of schoolchildren paintings from Armenian marzes to be
held on Dec 20-30 in Yerevan

Chairman of board of Bank Turanalem Yerzhan Tatishev perished
tragically on sunday morning

RA Prime Minister congratulates participants of the international
chess internet- tournament

RA President signs a decree on convocation of RA NA special session
on Dec 24, 2004

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PRESENTATION OF GUIDE OF SOUTH CAUCASUS WRITERS’ WORKS TAKES PLACE IN
STEPANAKERT

STEPANAKERT, December 20. /ARKA/. Presentation of guide of South
Caucasus writers’ works took place in Stepanakert. The guide
represents small works – novels and stories – of 18 authors from
South Caucasus. Nagorno Karabakh is represented with the story of
Vardges Ovian “I Love You Life”.
The guide was presented by coordinators of the project Alvard
Barkhudarian and Geham Baghdasarian.
Guide of South Caucasus writers’ works “Time to Live” was edited in
support of Forum of NGOs and Fund of Hienrich Bell (Germany). The
guide was printed in Maikop (Russia) in 5800 examples. L.D. –0–

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RA MINISTER OF DEFENSE SERGE SARGSIAN AND THE HEAD OF OSCE MISSION TO
YEREVAN VLADIMIR PRYAKHIN DISCUSS PERSPECTIVES OF DEVELOPMENT OF
SYUNIK REGION OF ARMENIA

YEREVAN, December 20. /ARKA/. RA Minister of Defense Serge Sargsian
and the Head of OSCE Mission to Yerevan, the Ambassador Vladimir
Pryakhin discussed perspectives of development of Syunik region of
Armenia, Press Secretary of RA Ministry of Defense Seiran
Shakhsuvarian told ARKA. Pryakin represented the Minister the program
of socio-economic development of the region that was discussed by the
citizens and the administration of the region and was highly
estimated. L.D. –0–

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EXHIBITION OF SCHOOLCHILDREN PAINTINGS FROM ARMENIAN MARZES TO BE
HELD ON DEC 20-30 IN YEREVAN

YEREVAN, December 20. /ARKA/. Exhibition of schoolchildren paintings
from Armenian marzes will be held on Dec 20-30 in Yerevan in the
frames of REDAM (Regional Development in Armenia) program. As REDAM
Press Service told ARKA, the exhibition will present paintings of all
participants of the REDAM competition held among schoolchildren of
Ararat and Vayots Dzor marzes of Armenia.
REDAM (Regional Development in Armenia) is EU-TACIS technical
assistance program. In involves Ararat and Vayots Dzor marzes of
Armenia. T.M. –0–

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CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF BANK TURANALEM YERZHAN TATISHEV PERISHED
TRAGICALLY ON SUNDAY MORNING

YEREVAN, December 20. /ARKA/. On Sunday morning 38 years old Chairman
of Board of Directors of JSC Bank TuranAlem Yerzhan Tatishev perished
tragically as a result of accident on hunting, as the Press Bank
Service reports. The extraordinary meeting of the Board of Director
of the bank was elected Deputy Chairman of Board of Directors
Mameshtegi Saduakas Khalyksovetully. “Bank TuranAlem officially
states on preservation of its stable activity in accordance to
earlier stated strategy and will continue the activity of all
representations, affiliates and cash departments in previous regime”,
the statement of the bank says.
As Chairman of the central bank of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan stated
Kazakh Bank TuranAlem was planning to acquire 100% of shares of one
of the Armenian banks. Relevant negotiations are already being held
and Armenian and Kazakh bank signed preliminary agreement.
JSC Bank TuranAlem was established in 1997, in October 1998 it was
reorganized to OJSC Bank TuranAlem. It has 23 affiliates in
Kazakhstan, as well as three representations in Russia, Ukraine and
China. The shareholders of the Bank are EBRD, Raiffeisen Zentralbank,
International Financial Corporation, DEG (Investments Company of the
German Government), Dutch Development Bank (FMO).
The assets of the Bank as per international standards as of Nov 12004
made around USD 4b (the sixth place among CIS private banks).
Currently the Bank’s banking network include Slavinvestbank,
Transbank (Ukraine), Astana-Eximbank (Belarus), Omskbank. Recently
Bank TuranAlem stated on its plans around opening affiliates in
Azerbaijan and Armenia and on purchasing of a bank in Tatarstan
(Russia). TuranAlem has representations in Moscow, Ekaterinburg,
Minsk, Kiev and Bishkek. The Bank is planning to open representations
in Yerevan, Baku, Kazan, St. Petersburg and Saransk. T.M. –0–

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RA PRIME MINISTER CONGRATULATES PARTICIPANTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL
CHESS INTERNET- TOURNAMENT

YEREVAN, December 20. /ARKA/. RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan
congratulates participants of the international chess internet-
tournament devoted to the 75th anniversary of the Chess World
Champion Tigran Petrosyan. As he said, this is the first such
tournament, in which leading teams and chess players participate. “We
understand that the sequence of tournaments devoted to the 75th
anniversary of Petrosyan, a legendary World Champion, will continue”,
he said. According to Margaryan, holding a tournament with the use of
modern technologies is a logical progress of the game of millions
toward new and rapidly developing virtual world.
Margaryan greeted the teams of Armenia, Russia, China and France that
will fight for the championship, as well as the initiators and the
main organizers: RA Chess Federation and RA Academy of Chess. A.H. —
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RA PRESIDENT SIGNS A DECREE ON CONVOCATION OF RA NA SPECIAL SESSION
ON DEC 24, 2004

YEREVAN, December 20. /ARKA/. RA President Robert Kocharyan signed a
decree on convocation of RA NA special session on Dec 24, 2004.
According to RA President’s Press Service Department, the agenda of
the session includes about 20 issues, in particular, the issue of
discussion of the draft law on the RA state budget-2005, as well as
amendments and additions to tax, customs and judicial-executive
legislations, and the laws on administrative violations and pensions.
A.H.—0–

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