BELARUSIAN, ARMENIAN PROSECUTORS-GENERAL SIGN COOPERATION PROTOCOL
Belarusian television,
Oct 6 2005
Intensive development of both business and friendly Belarusian-Armenian
ties has been extended to the activities by the two countries’
law-enforcement bodies. A protocol on cooperation and interaction
between the Belarusian Prosecutor’s Office and the Prosecutor-General’s
Office of Armenia was signed in Minsk today.
The document provides for both interaction in the area of legal
cooperation and joint efforts aimed at combating all sorts of crime.
In particular, the parties have undertaken commitments to exchange
information about planned or committed crimes and about affiliates.
The document was signed by the two countries’ prosecutor-generals,
Pyotr Miklashevich and Agvan Ovsepyan.

GEORGIAN PRESIDENT BACKS POLICE HANDLING OF ETHNIC ARMENIAN PROTESTERS
Imedi TV, Tbilisi, Georgia
Oct 6 2005
[Presenter] This is a different Georgia and we will not put up with
disturbances. That is how the Georgian president commented on recent
events in Akhalkalaki [reference to the dispersal by Georgian police
of a rally by mainly ethnic Armenian demonstrators]. According to
Mikheil Saakashvili, the police have always been up to the mark and
all they did in Akhalkalaki was keep the peace.
[Saakashvili, speaking to journalists on a visit to eastern Georgia]
There is no disturbance anywhere. We are just restoring law and order
as we always do where necessary. Our police have always been up to
the mark. In general, we are establishing the rule of law in these
districts, which were completely unruly in the past. Establishing the
rule of law is always associated, at some point, with certain attempts
to stir things up, but they will fail. This is a different Georgia,
with different agencies and different relations with local people,
so I do not expect serious problems from any quarter. Of course,
public order always needs to be protected. We will never let our
guard down and we will never retreat.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

ARMENIAN PRESIDENT, OSCE ENVOY DISCUSS KARABAKH SETTLEMENT
Mediamax News Agency, Armenia
Oct 6 2005
Yerevan, 6 October: Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and the
special rapporteur of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly on Nagornyy
Karabakh, Goran Lennmarker, discussed the prospects of the Karabakh
peace process today.
Robert Kocharyan and Goran Lennmarker also discussed the Nagornyy
Karabakh report adopted at the summer session of the OSCE Parliamentary
Assembly, Mediamax news agency reports.
Goran Lennmarker is visiting Yerevan to take part in the Rose Roth
seminar organized by the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and the Armenian
National Assembly.

ARMENIAN LEADER, INDIAN VICE-PRESIDENT DISCUSS RELATIONS
Mediamax news agency, Armenia
Oct 6 2005
Yerevan, 6 October: Armenian President Robert Kocharyan met Indian
Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat today. The latter is on an
official visit to Yerevan.
Kocharyan and Shekhawat expressed their satisfaction with effective
cooperation between Armenia and India within the framework of
international organizations, the presidential press service told
Mediamax new agency. As for bilateral economic relations between
the two countries, the sides think that they do not meet existing
potential.
Kocharyan said that Armenia and India could productively cooperate
in the sphere of high technology. “We expect specific steps which
will make possible the more wider opportunities for cooperation,”
the Armenian president said.

ARMENIAN PRESIDENT, ITALIAN MINISTER DISCUSS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Mediamax News Agency, Armenia
Oct 6 2005
Yerevan, 6 October: Armenian President Robert Kocharyan thinks that
Italy’s experience of cooperation between small and medium-sized
businesses and foreign trade may be very useful for Armenia.
Armenian President Robert Kocharyan said this in Yerevan today at
a meeting with Italian Foreign Trade Minister Adolfo Urso. Robert
Kocharyan praised the pace of the development of Armenian-Italian
relations, noting that the political dialogue has become more active in
the recent period and the commodity turnover between the two countries
has increased. The president said that almost all Italian investment
in Armenia has been successful.
Adolfo Urso pointed out that commercial chambers are sufficiently
developed in Italy. He discussed the possibilities of using this
experience in Armenia with his Armenian counterpart.
The parties also discussed assistance to the development of small
and medium-sized business. The Armenian president noted that small
and medium-sized entrepreneurship and family businesses are priority
directions of country’s economy.

BAGHDASARIAN EMPHASIZES NECESSITY OF CONSISTENT INTEGRATION OF RA INTO NATO AND EUROPEAN STRUCTURES
Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Oct 6 2005
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The “Rose Roth” third regular seminar
of the NATO Parlaimentary Assembly organized by the NATO Parliamentary
Assembly jointly with the RA National Assembly started its work
in Yerevan on October 6. Issues concerning problems of regional
security, prospects of development of mutual relations among the NATO
and South Caucasian countries are on the agenda of the seminar. The
heads of the National Assembly, members of the Government of Armenia,
representatives of the NATO PA, the OSCE, OSCE PA, the European Union,
Ambassadors of foreign states accredited in Yerevan are among the
event participants. Representatives of Turkey and Azerbaijan also
participate in the seminar.
In the opening speech addressed the seminar participants and guests,
Artur Baghdasarian, the Speaker of the National Assembly mentioned
that democracy is a precondition for securing regional development
and establishing stability. According to him, this is the basis which
can support settlement of conflicts present in the South Caucasus:
“We all should have courage in this region to sit at a negotiations’
table with our neighbours, and in that sense, the NATO PA and its
events are of great role,” Artur Baghdasarian stated. He mentioned
the necessity of deepening democratic reforms, consistent integration
of Armenia into the NATO and European structures.
Vartan Oskanian, the RA Foreign Minister pointed out spheres of
Armenia’s cooperation with NATO. According to him, those are not
only issues of regional stability and security but the anti-terrorism
struggle, control on limitation of armaments, issues of trafficking
as well. The second sphere are reforms in the defence structure,
particularly, strengthening of civic control towards the army. He
emphasized the importance of widening Armenia’s participation in
peace-keeping actions as well. The Minister attached great importance
to deepening of bilateral relations between Armenia and Greece in
the defence sphere and the RA and USA in the security sphere. He
also attached importance to the cooperation with Russia within the
framework of the Collective Security Treaty.
Simon Lunn, the NATO PA Secretary General appreciated the cooperation
of the NATO PA and Armenia: “We move in right direction.” According
to him, the seminar being held in Yerevan is the indicator of NATO
interests towards countries in transitional period.

Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Oct 6 2005
KOCHARIAN PRESENTS CURRENT STAGE AND PROSPECTS OF SETTLEMENT OF NK CONFLICT TO LENMARKER
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. On October 6, RA President Robert
Kocharian received Goran Lenmarker, the Special Representative on
Nagorno Karabakh Issues of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Chairman
who arrived in Armenia to participate in a seminar of the NATO
Parliamentary Assembly to take place in Yerevan.
As Noyan Tapan was informed by the RA President’s Press Office the
interlocuters exchanged opinions concerning the OSCE Parliamentary
Assembly Chairman’s Special Representative’s report dedicated to
Nagorno Karabakh.
The President of the republic touched upon the widening cooperation
with the OSCE attaching importance to the interparliamentary
cooperation in that context.

OSCE MG ONLY STRUCTURE DEALING WITH KARABAKH SETTLEMENT
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Oct 6 2005
YEREVAN, October 6. /ARKA/. The OSCE Minsk Group remains the only
structure dealing with the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement, RA Foreign
Minister Vardan Oskanyan told reporters. According to him, the OSCE
MG is the only internationally recognized legal structure dealing
with the settlement. Oskianyan said that Azerbaijan can raise the
issue at various forums and try to get some resolutions adopted,
which is its right. “However, it is obvious that the Nagorno-Karabakh
is only possible to settle within the OSCE Minsk Group,” the Minister
said. According to him, no discussions, statements, resolutions can
replace real negotiations held within the OSCE MG. P.T. -0–

KOCHARIAN SINGLES OUT SPHERE OF HIGH TECHNOLOGIES AS IMPORTANT DIRECTION OF ARMENIA’S COOPERATION WITH INDIA
Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Oct 6 2005
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Bharion Singh
Sekhavat, Indian Vice-President, who arrived in Armenia on an
official visit emphasized the high level of political relations
between the 2 countries at the October 6 meeting with RA President
Robert Kocharian. India’s Vice-President remembered Robert Kocharian’s
official visit to India paid in 2003 with warmth.
RA President considered Indian Vice-President’s visit to Armenia as
an important step aimed at developing the bilateral relations.
Mentioning the centuries-old interrelations between Armenian and Indian
peoples, affinity of the languages and cultures, the sides noted that
they left their noticeable trace on the peoples and cultures of the
2 countries.
According to RA President’s Press Service, the interlocutors emphasized
rather efficient cooperation of the 2 countries at international
instances with pleasure.
In the opinion of the interlocutors, the economic contacts between
Armenia and India don’t completely reflect the existing possibilities.
RA President singled out the sphere of high technologies as an
important direction of cooperation. India succeeded in this sphere
and Armenia announced the development of this sphere as its priority.
“We expect concrete steps that will enable to form a wider field for
cooperation,” Robert Kocharian said.
It was mentioned that there are already examples of successful activity
of Indian business circles in Armenia. Indian businessmen have made
investments in the sphere of Armenian mining, diamond cutting and
gold procession, India has rendered great assistance to Armenia in
the issue of agricultural reequipment.
The two countries expressed readiness to continue cooperation in
the spheres of science, education as well. It was mentioned that
many Indian youths study in Armenia at present. “Our goal is to turn
Armenia into a center of intellectual services and education,” Robert
Kocharian stressed.
The interlocutors also attached importance to the role of the Indian
Armenian community in the development of the Armenian-Indian relations
mentioning that the community members have completely integrated to
country’s life.

1ST TIME CBA TO PUBLISH INDEXES OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IN DECEMBER 2005
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Oct 6 2005
YEREVAN, October 6. /ARKA/. The Central Bank of Armenia will publish
the indexes of economic activity, business environment and consumer
confidence in December 2005 for the first time, Chairman of the
Armenian Parliament Tigran Sargsyan said at the RA National Assembly.
He reported that these three indexes are supposed to reflect social
impulses. “They will allow to form stable expectations, and we believe
that within this conditions, the fluctuations of AMD exchange rate
will more smooth and the more stable financial environment will be
formed”, Sargsyan said.
Publication of the indexes is one of the initiatives of the CBA aimed
at development of Armenia’s financial system. The CBA conducted a
survey among 734 households and 361 organizations to compose indexes
of economic activity, business environment and consumer confidence.
The publication n of these indexes will be quarterly at first, and
it will be monthly in future. A.A. -0–