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    ARKA News Agency
    May 31 2004

    RA NA Vice Speaker and the member PACE monitoring commission
    discussed the inner political situation in Armenia

    NKR Minister of Foreign Affairs receives the co-chairmen of
    International Work Group for search of missing people, hostages and
    prisoners of war in the region of Karabakh conflict

    Co-reporters of monitoring commission of PACE to arrive in Armenia on
    June 14-17

    The HEAD of RA NA Parliamentary commission receives the chairman of
    SEYM of Poland

    Economic reform in Armenian are highly evaluated at the meeting of
    the board of IMF in Washington

    RA President Kocharian signs the law on making amendments and novels
    to the law on state pensions

    RA President Kocharian receives delegation of the heads of the
    Armenian Evangelical Churches and organization

    Chairmen of Democratic Liberal Party of Armenia (Ramkavar) and new
    times party discuss today's situation in Armenia

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    RA NA VICE SPEAKER AND THE MEMBER PACE MONITORING COMMISSION
    DISCUSSED THE INNER POLITICAL SITUATION IN ARMENIA

    YEREVAN, June 1. /ARKA/. RA NA Vice Speaker Tigran Torosyan and Jerzy
    Jaskiernia,the member PACE monitoring commission, the Head of the
    commission on foreign affairs of the Seym of Poland discussed the
    inner political situation in Armenia. According to RA NA Press
    Service Department, in the course of the meeting Torosyan stated that
    the opposition rejected the initiative of th eruling coalition of
    Armenia to reduce the tension in the country and settle the existing
    problems through political dialogue, and instead it preferred rallies
    to a dialogue. He added that the opposition was suggested joint work
    on doing amendments to Election Code and the key articles of the
    Constitution. Torosyan noted that the majority of the commitments
    stated by PACE resolutions are complied with Armenia and a detailed
    document wil be submitted on it before the visit of PACE monitoring
    group to Armenia (June 14-17 ).
    According to the press release, in the course of the meeting Torosyan
    also touched upon the issue of imposing sanctions against persons who
    violated law during presidential and parliamentary elections in
    Armenia. Torosyan noted that a corresponding reference is received
    from the General Public Prosecutor's Office of Armenia that would be
    submitted to the Parliament in the course of coming three-day
    session. Speaking of pluralism in Armenian Mass Media, Torosyan
    suggested inviting an export commission to the republic for
    conducting monitoring in this area. A.H. --0--

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    NKR MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS RECEIVES THE CO-CHAIRMEN OF
    INTERNATIONAL WORK GROUP FOR SEARCH OF MISSING PEOPLE, HOSTAGES AND
    PRISONERS OF WAR IN THE REGION OF KARABAKH CONFLICT

    STEPANAKERT, May, 31. /ARKA/. Ashot Gulyan, the NKR Minister of
    foreign Affairs received Bernhard Clasen and Svetlana Gannushkina,
    the co-Chairmen of International Work Group (IWG)for search of
    missing people, hostages and prisoners of war in the region of
    Karabakh conflict, as well as the coordinators of the group Karine
    Minasyan (Armenia), Avaz Gasanov (Azerbaijan) and Albert Voskanian
    (NKR). According to NKR Press Service Department, Gulyan expressed
    hope that the experience of IWG will allow them to solve the
    humanitarian problems relating to all parties in the conflict. At the
    same time, the Minister noted that politicizing of the issue
    regarding hostages and prisoner of war by Azerbaijan as well as
    accusations addressed to Armenia and NKR hinder search work and
    create the atmosphere of distrust. In regard with this, Gulyan
    emphasized that the clear position of IWG on the issue could stop
    such actions on the part of Azerbaijan.
    In their turn, the representatives of IWG also agreed with
    non-acceptability of politicizing of humanitarian issues. The
    accepted that the state committee of Azerbaijan on hostages and
    prisoners of war is rather occupied with propaganda than search. A.H.
    --0--

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    THE HEAD OF RA NA PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSION RECEIVES THE CHAIRMAN OF
    SEYM OF POLAND

    YEREVAN, May, 31. /ARKA/. The Head of Parliamentary Commission of RA
    NA Armen Roustamyan received the Chairman of Seym of Poland Jerzy
    Jaskiernia. According to RA NA Press Service Department, Jaskiernia
    is also a member of PACE monitoring commission and the reporter on
    Armenia. In the course of the meeting the parties emphasized the
    importance of development of relations between two countries,
    activation of interparliamentary relations, co-operation in
    international organisations and European structures. Roustamyan
    emphasized the importance of inclusion of Armenia and other countries
    of South Caucasus into Enlarged Europe: New Neighbors EU program.
    This would contribute to regional partnership, and create the
    conditions for peaceful settlement of regional conflicts. A.H.--0--
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    CO-REPORTERS OF MONITORING COMMISSION OF PACE TO ARRIVE IN ARMENIA ON
    JUNE 14-17

    YEREVAN, May, 31. /ARKA/. Co-reporters of monitoring commission of
    PACE to arrive in Armenia on June 14-17 , as stated by the co-
    Reporter of PACE monitoring commission, the Chairman of Parliamentary
    commission on foreign relations of Seym of Poland Jerzy Jaskiernia,
    who was on his visit in Yerevan. As he said, his present visit is not
    connected with monitoring. Jaskiernia stated that the reporters will
    meet the Leaders of the opposition, NGOs, and the representatives of
    the Constitution Court. "The latter is especially important, since
    most people in Strasburg do not understand what was and is the role
    of Constitution Court. It's important to introduce info about Armenia
    comprehensively", he said. Jaskiernia added that the reporters want
    the dialogue between the opposition and the coalition be resumed.
    "PACE will be informed about the events in Armenia and the steps done
    by the Government of Armenia to comply with the commitments to PACE
    ", he said. Jaskiernia confidently said that Armenia will comply with
    the main commitments and there will be no necessity to impose any
    sanctions ion the country.
    According to April 28 PACE resolution, Armenia is obliged to regulate
    the inner political situation till September. If the commitments to
    PACE are not complied with Armenia , then in September the Assembly
    in accordance with the 9th point of its order has the right to review
    the authorities of the Armenian delegation in PACE. A.H.--0--

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    ECONOMIC REFORM IN ARMENIAN ARE HIGHLY EVALUATED AT THE MEETING OF
    THE BOARD OF IMF IN WASHINGTON

    YEREVAN, May, 31. /ARKA/. Economic reform in Armenian were highly
    evaluated at the meeting of the Board of IMF in Washington. According
    to RA President's Press Service Department, James McHugh, the
    permanent IMF representative in Armenia, during his meeting with RA
    President Kocharian noted that at present new program of the Fund to
    be discussed. According to the press release, the sides agreed that
    more attention to be paid to Armenian regions and their problems by
    the programs of IMF.
    Also current issue connected with the improvement of tax and customs
    administration were discussed in the course of the meeting. A.H.--0--

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    RA PRESIDENT KOCHARIAN SIGNS THE LAW ON MAKING AMENDMENTS AND NOVELS
    TO THE LAW ON STATE PENSIONS

    YEREVAN, May, 31. /ARKA/. RA President Kocharian signed the law on
    making amendments and novels to the law on state pensions, according
    to RA President's Press Service Department. Kocharian also signed the
    law on approving state annual program on preserving, spread and
    development of culture for 2004. A.H.--O

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    RA PRESIDENT KOCHARIAN RECEIVES DELEGATION OF THE HEADS OF THE
    ARMENIAN EVANGELICAL CHURCHES AND ORGANIZATION

    YEREVAN, May, 31. /ARKA/. RA President Kocharian received the
    delegation of the Heads of the Armenian Evangelical Churches and
    organizations. According to RA President's Press Service Department,
    the delegation consisting of the representatives from various
    countries, was headed by the Chairman of world Armenian Evangelical
    Council and Armenian Evangelical Union of Near East Reverend Mkrtich
    Karagezian. Kocharian highly estimated the education and charity
    mission of evangelical churches and organizations and added that
    consistency can be observed in the work they do. Kocharian expresses
    his confidence that the joint constructive work will be successfully
    continued in future.
    In their turn, the Heads of Evangelical Churches and organizations
    noted that their goal is to render help to their motherland and "all
    programs are focused on it". A.H.--0--

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    CHAIRMEN OF DEMOCRATIC LIBERAL PARTY OF ARMENIA (RAMKAVAR) AND NEW
    TIMES PARTY DISCUSS TODAY'S SITUATION IN ARMENIA

    YEREVAN, May 31. /ARKA/. Chairmen of Liberal Democratic Party of
    Armenia (DLPA) (Ramkavar) and New Times party Harutyun Arakelyan and
    Aram Karapetyan discussed today's political situation in Armenia and
    its possible development. As DLPA Headquarters told ARKA during the
    meeting the Chairmen agreed to make such meetings on regular. T.M.
    -0--

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