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ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER TIGRAN SARGSYAN TO TAKE PART IN ECONOMIC FORUM BRIDGE ARTSAKH IN NKR

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
19.06.2009 18:00 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan will visit
Nagorno Karabakh Republic to take part in the economic forum Bridge
Artsakh on June 20-21, press office of the RA government reports. In
the frames of the visit, the delegation chaired by Tigran Sargsyan
will have meetings with NKR government members.

RA government staff head David Sargsyan, finance minister Tigran
Davtyan, economy minister Nerses Yeritsyan, agriculture minister
Gerasim Alaverdyan, transport and communication minister Gurgen
Sargsyan will represent the Armenian delegation.

The forum Bridge Artsakh is aimed at highlighting the social and
economic potential of Nagorno Karabakh Republic.

AZERBAIJAN WARNS USA: ‘UNILATERAL ACTIONS IN THE ‘OCCUPIED LANDS’ CAN BE VIEWED BY AZERBAIJAN AS SUPPORT TO ‘SEPARATISM’

ArmInfo
2009-06-19 13:50:00

ArmInfo. Azerbaijan’s position on all issues regarding
"Armenian-occupied Azerbaijani lands", remains changeless, said
spokesman for Azerbaijani FM Elkhan Polukhov, commenting on the news
in Armenian mass media that the United States allocated humanitarian
aid to Nagorno Karabakh at $10 mln.

"Certainly, the humanitarian concern of the countries about Nagorno
Karabakh residents is understandable and we are ready to support all
humanitarian efforts but they must be coordinated with the Azerbaijani
powers", Polukhov told Day.az.

"Azerbaijan still counts on the respect to sovereignty and territorial
integrity of the country. We believe that unilateral actions in the
occupied lands can be viewed by Azerbaijan as support to separatism",
he said.

"Azerbaijan insists on rendering this assistance equally to both
communities of Nagorno Karabakh", concluded Polukhov.

As regards another Azerbaijani agency APA, it reported that the
government of Azerbaijan has already prepared the "Program of Return
for the internally displaced persons" .The embassies and international
organizations accredited in the country and governmental organizations
were also involved in the elaboration of this program. If peace
agreement is signed, the program will be implemented phase-by- phase",
said Vice Prime Minister, Chairman of the State Committee for Refugees
and Internally Displaced Persons Ali Hasanov.

ARMENIA, SYRIA TO DISCUSS SIMPLIFICATIONS OF VISA PROCEDURES IN SEP ’09

ARKA
June 18, 2009

YEREVAN, June 18. /ARKA/. Armenia and Syria plan to discuss possible
simplifications in visa procedures at an intergovernmental meeting in
September 2009, said Syria’s President Bashar al-Asad at the Thursday
opening of the Armenian-Syrian business forum.

Simplifications of visa procedures aim at boosting business and
tourism between Armenia and Syria, the Syrian president added.

According to Al-Asad, changes in the visa regime will enable
Armenian businessmen in Syria to maintain constant relations with
their motherland.

The president pointed out long-term cooperation between Armenia and
Syria, adding he had discussed Iran-Armenia railway construction with
his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan.

"Armenia and Syria are small countries, but we are both of great
geopolitical importance in terms of oil and gas mains and railways,"
Al-Asad said.

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AGREEMENT ON CSTO COLLECTIVE FORCES OF OPERATIONAL RESPONSE SIGNED

LRAGIR.AM
12:51:35 – 15/06/2009

The Armenian delegation headed by Serge Sargsyan took part in the
regular session of the CSTO board of collective security.

The presidents of Armenia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
and Uzbekistan signed the agreement on the formation of collective
forces, which set down the status the order structure of the collective
forces.

CRRF IS A REALIZATION OF IDEAS CSTO IS FOUNDED ON

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
15.06.2009 11:57 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Collective Rapid Reaction Force is a realization
of ideas Collective Security Treaty Organization is founded on. I’m
confident that within last year we filled many of decisions taken
with specific substance," RA President Serzh Sargsyan told a news
conference in Moscow.

According to him, when Armenia assumed CSTO chairmanship, CSTO Member
states not only worked on implementation of decisions taken earlier,
but also found new ideas.

"I believe much useful work was done. I’d like to point out 2
examples. First – creation of Collective Rapid Reaction Force, second
– closer coordination of our external political activities. It was
the first time we met before UNO General Assembly and OCSE Foreign
Ministers’ sittings to develop specific approaches to specific issues,"
Sargsyan said adding that instances cited serve as a proof of serious
work accomplished during a year.

ARMEN ASHOTYAN: LOW GRADES ON ARMENIAN EXAM AT UNITED STATE EXAMINATIONS ARE EXPLAINED BY TESTS’ DIFFICULTY.

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13.06.2009 20:33 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "The highest scores within the first 10 days of
United State Examinations were registered for English language exams,
the lowest- for Armenian exams, average scores for the exam being
11,4, which is by 2 points lower than last year’s index," RA Minister
of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan told a news conference "Low
grades on Armenian exam at United State Examinations are explained by
tests’ difficulty. This is the reason maximum grades were earned only
by 12 people out of all the entrants passing Armenian exams. Whereas
out of 800 entrants passing English exams, maximum grades were earned
by 100 people," he said.

According to Armen Ashotyan, Ministry task is to bring human factor to
a minimum, thus providing maximum objectivity. Yet now the Government
can’t manage the full computerization of the process.

This year, State Exams in Armenia are conducted in 2 stages. The first
stage was launched on June 2 to be completed on June 20. Second stage –
for those demobilized from the army, foreign citizens and those who
absent from the first stage for valid reasons.

According to Armenian Testing Center, the number of university entrants
passing United State Exams for 15 subjects comprises 19164 persons
in Armenia and NKR.

RA Foreign Minister to leave for Moscow on working visit on June 13

YEREVAN, JUNE 12, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian
leaves for Moscow on June 13 to take part in the sitting of Collective
Security Treaty Organization Foreign Ministers’ Council to be held on
June 14. Noyan Tapan was informed about it by the RA Foreign Ministry
Press and Information Department.

ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS CANDIDATE FOR COE GENERAL SECRETARY POSITION

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12.06.2009 18:58 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian Foreign minister Edward Nalbandian met
today Vlodimir Timoshevich, the candidate to the Council of Europe
Secretary General and currently MP of Poland’s Sejm, press office of
the Armenian MFA reports.

Vlodimir Timoshevich presented to the Armenian Foreign Minister
his opinions over the future activities of the Council of Europe,
approaches to reforms and efficiency of the organization.

The parties have also discussed perspectives of developing
Armenian-Polish ties. Armenian FM told the guest the recent
developments in Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement and the process
of normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations.

NEWLY ELECTED YEREVAN MAYOR: CAPITAL CITY’S MASTERS ARE NOT MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF ELDERS, BUT YEREVAN RESIDENT

Noyan Tapan
June 11, 2009

YEREVAN, JUNE 11, NOYAN TAPAN. The sitting of the newly elected Yerevan
Council of Elders was held on June 11, during which the swearing-in
ceremony of newly elected Mayor Gagik Beglarian took place. Assuming
his post, he swore to keep the Constitution, the laws for the sake
of Yerevan residents’ well-being. RA President Serzh Sargsyan was
present at the ceremony.

According to the law On Yerevan, for the first time Council of
Elders, headed by the Mayor, formed through elections assumed Yerevan
government. G. Beglarian in his speech assured that the Mayor and
Council of Elders will carry out all promises and programs they
mentioned during the election campaign. He promised that his and
elders’ meetings with Yerevan residents will be permanent: contact with
the voters will help the town authorities to assess the efficiency of
their work and capital city’s government. "We wish the atmosphere in
public life to change, citizen-town authorities relations’ quality to
rise, more perfect culture of living in the capital city to be formed,"
G. Beglarian said. He emphasized that capital city’s masters are not
the Mayor and Council of Elders, but Yerevan resident. And Mayor’s
goal is to make Yerevan "modern, clean, green, and beautiful."