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TURKEY SHOULD NOT MAKE PREREQUISITES, "SELF-DETERMINATION" UNION HEAD THINKS

January 24, 2001 - 21:34 AMT  21:55 GMT
24.01.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. "Self-determination" Union speaks for the establishment of diplomatic ties of Armenia with all the countries of the world, including Turkey".

ARMENIA'S ENTRANCE TO CE WILL PROMOTE ITS INTEGRATION INTO EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

January 24, 2001 - 21:33 AMT  21:55 GMT
24.01.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Armenia's accession to the Council of Europe will become the first step on the path of integration into the common European family.

NEW HEAD OF STATISTIC DEPARTMENT APPOINTED IN NKR

January 24, 2001 - 20:40 AMT  21:55 GMT
24.01.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The President of NKR Arkady Ghukasian singed the decree appointing Benik Babayan the head of State Statistics, Register and Analysis Department, Mediamax was informed in the press service of NKR President.

ARMENIA AND IRAN ARE STRATEGIC ALLIES, ROBERT KOCHARIAN STATED

January 24, 2001 - 20:40 AMT  21:55 GMT
24.01.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. "The Iranian side assesses its relations with Armenia as strategic ones".

FINAL DOCUMENT WILL BE SIGNED TODAY UPON THE END OF THE ARMENIAN-IRANIAN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION MEETING

January 24, 2001 - 20:01 AMT  21:55 GMT
24.01.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Today the 3rd meeting of the Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental coordination commission started in Yerevan.

ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT IRAN ON FEBRUARY 3-4

January 24, 2001 - 20:00 AMT  21:55 GMT
24.01.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The Foreign Minister of Armenian Vardan Oskanian will leave for Iran for an official visit on February 3-4, Mediamax was informed in the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Armenia.

FRONTIER TRADE MARKET TO OPEN IN MEGHRI ON FEBRUARY 3

January 24, 2001 - 16:33 AMT  21:55 GMT
24.01.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The frontier Armenian-Iranian trade market in Meghri will resume its activity on February 3.

RUSSIAN PAPER THINKS ALIYEV AND KOCHARIAN WILL DISCUSS IN PARIS THE SETTLEMENT VARIANT, PROPOSED BY MOSCOW

January 24, 2001 - 16:33 AMT  21:55 GMT
24.01.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. In spite of the fact that the meeting of the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan on January 26 in Paris will be held through the mediation of the French President Jacques Chirac, the main topic discussed will be the settlement plan, proposed by Moscow, Russian "Kommersant" paper reports.

TURKEY EXCLUDES FRENCH COMPANIES FROM KEY TENDERS

January 24, 2001 - 15:28 AMT  21:55 GMT
24.01.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Turkey on Tuesday said it had canceled a $259 million satellite contract with Alcatel and might exclude French state-owned arms maker GIAT from a tank tender over a French parliament resolution accusing Turks of genocide, world news agencies report.
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