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    ARKA News Agency
    Nov. 1, 2004


    EU approaches Karabakh issue constructively and positively - EU Special
    Representative to South Caucasus

    France and Netherlands oppose inclusion of issue around occupied
    Azerbaijani territories in agenda of the 59 session of UN General
    Assembly

    The Ukraine celebrates the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the
    country from fascist aggressors

    RA Trade-industrial Chamber becomes a full member of European Trade
    Chamber

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    EU APPROACHES KARABAKH ISSUE CONSTRUCTIVELY AND POSITIVELY - EU SPECIAL
    REPRESENTATIVE TO SOUTH CAUCASUS

    YEREVAN, November 1. /ARKA/. EU approaches Karabakh issue
    constructively and positively, EU Special Representative to South
    Caucasus Heikki Talvitie stated according to Azeri 525th Newspaper.
    According to him, due to objective reasons EU avoids making strict
    statements on this issue. He also said that EU does not directly
    participate in negotiating process, but assists settlement of the
    conflict. `The process includes parties of the conflict and OSCE MG
    co-chairmen', he added and said that EU will support the agreement that
    will be achieved between the parties and help restoration process after
    the achievement of peaceful agreement. L.D. --0--

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    FRANCE AND NETHERLANDS OPPOSE INCLUSION OF ISSUE AROUND OCCUPIED
    AZERBAIJANI TERRITORIES IN AGENDA OF THE 59 SESSION OF UN GENERAL
    ASSEMBLY

    YEREVAN, November 01. /ARKA/. France and the Netherlands on behalf of
    the OSCE Minsk Group opposed the inclusion of the issue around occupied
    Azerbaijani lands in the agenda of the 59th session of the UN General
    Assembly. As Armenian Foreign Ministry Press and Information Department
    told ARKA, this was stated by Press Secretary of the Armenian Foreign
    Ministry Hamlet Gasparyan. In his words, only 43% of 191 UN member
    states voted in favor the Azerbaijani initiative, while other
    abstained. In Gasparyan's opinion, the voting showed that this
    initiative of Azerbaijan is not being supported by the world community,
    moreover that the majority of those who supported the initiative are
    part of Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) currently chaired by
    Turkey. `This means that Azerbaijan is attempting to give different
    character to the conflict, mobilizing the Islamic forces and abusing
    the atmosphere of solidarity prevailing in the OIC', he stressed adding
    that this will unequivocally lead to the negative consequences related
    to the settlement of the conflict.
    Simultaneously in Gasparyan's words, the Azerbaijani initiative was not
    supported by 40% of the OIC member states, none of the EU member state,
    none of the UN Security permanent member, while only Pakistan supported
    in favor of the inclusion of the issue in the agenda. Also besides the
    OSCE Minks Group member states only Turkey supported this initiative.
    `The Armenian Foreign Ministry states that Azerbaijan is attempting to
    distract the world community from the principle issue of the Ngorno
    Karabakh status', Gasparyan stated, adding that Armenia permanently
    repeats and today confirms its position that separate issues, to which
    Azerbaijan wishes to attract the attention of the world community,
    eradicated from the discussion of Nagorno Karabakh status it should
    discuss directly with Nagorno Karabakh. T.M. -0--

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    THE UKRAINE CELEBRATES THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF THE
    COUNTRY FROM FASCIST AGGRESSORS

    YEREVAN, November 1. /ARKA/. The Ukraine celebrates the 60th
    anniversary of the liberation of the country from fascist aggressors.
    According to the press release provided by the Ukrainian Embassy in
    Armenia, the battle for the liberation of the Ukraine is one of the
    most leading pages of the world history. According to the press
    release, the heroic liberation from fascist slavery became fatal for
    most people and today we give tribute to the memory of those perished
    in the war, those who didn't return home from the war or those who died
    early from old wounds. `We salute those who defended our Motherland and
    went through the whole horror of the war. Unfortunately, the number of
    such people keeps reducing and it's our duty to protect our veterans
    and take care of them', as stated in the Ukrainian Embassy, `our duty
    is to transmit to the next generations profound respect to the feat of
    soldiers of the World War II, to the heroes of the war'.
    3,5 million of people perished in the war against fascists is the price
    of liberation of the Ukraine. `Without the fighting concord of soldiers
    of many nationalities we wouldn't have the Great Victory, and without
    sincere friendship of peoples there can be no peace and stability in
    the Ukraine, or in any other country, or in the world at all', as the
    President of the Ukraine Leonid Kuchma stated in his speech during the
    celebrities devoted to the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the
    country from fascist aggressors. Almost 4 thsd. people were conferred
    the rank of the Hero of the Soviet Union for the liberation of the
    Ukraine. Among such people are 668 Ukrainians, 2598 Russians, 69
    Belarus, 62 Georgians, 35 Armenians, 33 Uzbeks, and 30 Kazakhs. All in
    all, representatives of 43 nationalities were awarded golden medals and
    conferred the rank of the Hero of the Soviet Union. A.H. - 0--

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    RA TRADE-INDUSTRIAL CHAMBER BECOMES A FULL MEMBER OF EUROPEAN TRADE
    CHAMBER

    YEREVAN, November 1. /ARKA/. RA Trade-Industrial Chamber (TIC) became a
    full member of European Trade Chamber (ETC). According to RA (TIC)
    Press-Service Department, the decision on it was made at the ETC
    congress in Vienna on Saturday, October 30. According to the source,
    cooperation of EU countries with TIC gives Armenia the chance to
    promote Armenian goods to the European market through trade-industrial
    chambers.
    Also, the TIC of Georgia became the full members of ETC, and TIC of
    Azerbaijan got the status of an associate member.
    European Trade Chamber is an officially registered organization of
    trade chambers of European states. As of today, ETC includes TICs of
    all countries of EU, and only three of the CIS, including Russia and
    Belarus. A.H.--0 -
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