THIRD FORUM ON “MASS MEDIA AS BUSINESS” TO BE HELD IN TBILISI
ArmRadio.am
31.10.2006 14:36
November 2 the third forum of South Caucasian mass media on “Mass
media as business” will be held in the “Sheraton Metechi Palace”
Hotel of Tbilisi. It has been organized by the OSCE representation
in Georgia. Editors and media managers from Georgia, Azerbaijan and
Armenia will participate in the conference.

ELMAR MAMMADYAROV: INCLUSION OF THE “FROZEN CONFLICTS” ISSUE IN UN AGENDA VERY IMPORTANT
ArmRadio.am
31.10.2006 14:48
Inclusion of the issue of “frozen conflicts” in UN General
Assembly agenda is very important, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister
Elmar Mammadyarov told the journalists, “Trend” agency reports. He
noted the “the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is considered “frozen” and
will be discuused November 4 at the UN General Assembly siting.” “By
September 2007 the decision of the General Assembly will be known,”
the Minister said.
Mammadyarov informed also that the question will be discussed with
the Foreign Minister of Georgia, who arrived in Azerbaijan today.
From: Baghdasarian

TBILISI TO HOST FESTIVAL OF DOCUMENTARIES
ArmRadio.am
31.10.2006 15:28
Early December festival of documentaries of South Caucasian countries
will be held in Tbilisi. The event is aimed to activate the cooperation
of cinematographers of the South Caucasus. Organizers of the festival
told “Trend” agency the films will focus on the following topics:
man against nature, the hero of our time, cultural complacency
and globalization. Directors aged 16-27 from Armenia, Georgia and
Azerbaijan can participate in the competition.
The subtitles must be in English or Russian. Professional education
is not compulsory. Authors of the three best films will be awarded
prizes worth 250, 150 and 100 Euros. A seminar dedicated to documentary
films will be held in the framework of the festival.

WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR HOLDING FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS?
ArmRadio.am
31.10.2006 17:21
“For holding free and fair elections it is necessary for the
authorities and the opposition to demonstrate adequate political
will, people should be active and must realize the importance of the
elections,” MP, President of the National Democratic Party Shavarsh
Kocharyan said during the discussions of the Electoral code. He added
that only the amended Electoral Code cannot guarantee the conduct of
proper elections.
According to Shavarsh Kocharyan, one of the basic approaches that
can promote the conduct of fair elections is the application of
proportional election system.
The Deputy considers that the mechanism of formation of electoral
commissions is also very important. In his words, the commissions must
include an equal number of authority and opposition representatives.
“Generally the whole election process must be transparent. Observers
must have equal rights with commission members,” he noted.

PRESIDENT KOCHARYAN MET WITH RF PRIME MINISTER
ArmRadio.am
31.10.2006 17:55
Today in Moscow RA President Robert Kocharyan met with the Prime
Minister of Russia Mikhail Fradkov.
“The economic cooperation between Armenia and Russia is developing,
but the process is hindered because of the problems in the sphere of
transport communication,” Robert Kocharyan said during the meeting. At
the same time RA President stated that the transport problem is
compensated with investment programs, particularly in the spheres of
manufacturing, construction and energy.
Mikhail Fradkov informed that he will discuss the questions of
bilateral cooperation during the meeting with his Armenian counterpart
Andranik Margaryan on December 1. According to him, the next day
concluding events in the framework of the Year of Armenia in Russia
will be held in Saint Petersburg.
The meeting of Robert Kocharyan and Mikhail Fradkov was attended
by Co-Chair of the Armenian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission,
Russian Transport Minister Igor Levitin.

HIS HOLINESS CONGRATULATES ARMENIAN CYPRIOT MP ON HIS ELECTION AS PARTY LEADER
ArmRadio.am
31.10.2006 18:00
His Holiness Aram I congratulated Cypriot Armenian Member of
Parliament, Mr. Marios Garoyan, for election as President of the
Democratic Party (DIKO).
During a phone conversation with Mr. Garoyan, His Holiness considered
him to be a great honor for the Armenian nation in general and the
Cypriot Armenian community in particular. His Holiness Aram I wished
the newly elected party leader full success in his new mission.
A highly educated man from the Cypriot Armenian community, Mr. Garoyan
has for years been an active member in DIKO and was recently elected
as a Member of Parliament from that party.

RUSSIA – NUMBER ONE TRADE PARTNER OF ARMENIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
31.10.2006 14:58 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russia keeps being number one trade partner of
Armenia, Minister of Trade and Economic Development of Armenia
Karen Chshmarityan told journalists in Yerevan today. “According to
the outcomes of the previous 15 years, from 1991 to 2005 Russia is
the first in volume of investments into Armenian economy,” Karen
Chshmarityan said, when commenting on Russian President Putin’s
statement that Russia being the third on investments in Armenia is
“shameful.” “The Russian President spoke about past year, as in
2005 Germany and Greece were on the first places on the volume of
investments into Armenian economy,” the Minister noted, adding that
Russia as an individual country keeps being number one trade partner
of Armenia,” reports Novosti-Armenia.

MARGARYAN AND FRADKOV TO MEET IN MOSCOW DECEMBER 1
PanARMENIAN.Net
31.10.2006 15:15 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Russian PM Mikhail Fradkov is going to meet with
head of Armenia’s Government Andranik Margaryan in Moscow December 1,
the Russian Premier stated it during a meeting with Armenian President
Robert Kocharian Tuesday. Fradkov reminded that the Year of Armenia
is coming to its end in Russia. “I am convinced that the events
already held and those to be held will benefit economic cooperation
between the two countries,” the PM underscored in his conversation
with Kocharian. “The Russian party wants to organize the work in a
way for the completion of the Year of Armenia in Russia to be held in
Saint Petersburg,” the Russian PM said. He added Vice-Premier Dmitry
Medvedev will represent the Russian party at the closing ceremony.
In his turn, the Armenian President noted the high increase of
commodity turnover between the two countries. At that, in Kocharian’s
words, there are a number of issues, which hamper that increase,
specifically in the field of transport communications.
The situation is favorable in joint investment projects in building
and energy, the processing industry. “Here we feel growth of the
investment component,” Kocharian noted, Rosbalt reports.

GEORGIA HOLDING BORDER DEMARCATION TALKS WITH ALL NEIGHBORS
ArmRadio.am
31.10.2006 14:01
Georgia is holding talks on border demarcation with all its neighbors
from the former USSR, said First Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia
Valeri Chechelashvili, RIA Novosti reports.
“We are holding talks with all our neighbors. The progress in the talks
with diferent countries difers. As of today, we have achieved greater
success in the negotiations with Armenia. The progress is more modest
in the talks with Azerbaijan. We are negotiating also with Russia,”
Chechelashvili said.
As for the border demarcation with Turkey, the Georgian Deputy
Foreign Minister noted: “We have no problems with our neighbor Turkey,
since the dematcation with that country was carried out still during
USSR era.”

MAMMADYAROV: MEETING IN PARIS ALREADY HISTORY
PanARMENIAN.Net
31.10.2006 15:56 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ “The meeting in Paris is already history,” Azeri FM
Elmar Mammadyarov stated, when commenting on the meeting of Armenian
and Azeri FMs in Paris within the process of settlement of the Nagorno
Karabakh conflict. “As you know, the next meeting will be in Brussels
November 14 to discuss new proposals and ideas made by the OSCE MG
co-chairs in Moscow. On that day Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan have
to sign the Action Plan on cooperation within the European Neighborhood
Policy,” he remarked. Mammadyarov considered revealing the essence of
the OSCE MG proposals premature. “The parties in Paris touched upon
1-2 elements out of 8-9 available and found it difficult to identify
whether there is any progress.
The Armenian party and we thought over the proposals and consider
there may be an opportunity to work in that direction. However, as
you know it is not a curt way. The direction to work in should be
determined as a result,” the Azeri FMs said, reports Day.az.