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    ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS PROPOSE TO CREMATE DEADS

    ARKA News Agency, Armenia
    Oct 3 2005

    YEREVAN, October 3. /ARKA/. The RA National Assembly adopted in
    the first reading Law "On Organization of Burial and Operation of
    Cemeteries and Crematorium". The author of the bill is parliamentarian
    Vladimir Badalyan. This law envisage alternative right for burial
    through cremation. He said that alternative variant of burial is
    necessary for Armenia due to the shortage of lands for cemeteries
    available.

    RA NA Vice-Speaker Vahan Hovhannisyan said that crematorium existed
    in 3rd Millennium B.C. and their existence does not contradict with
    Christian traditions.

    RA NA Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Healthcare and Environment
    gave positive resolution to this bill. A.A. -0--
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