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UNDP TO INTENSIFY ACTIVITY IN ARMENIA

March 20, 2002 - 23:36 AMT  09:04 GMT
Chief of the UN Development Program Mark Brown welcomed the policy pursued by the Armenian Government to reduce poverty, as well as to improve of mechanisms of coordination of international donor organizations' activity.

STEPANAKERT BEWILDERED BY OFFICIAL BAKU'S ATTEMPTS TO FALSIFY MODERN HISTORY

March 20, 2002 - 23:31 AMT  09:04 GMT
NKR foreign department has proper documents signed by high rank leaders of Azerbaijan, including the acting President and the Minister of Defense of the Azerbaijani Republic.

ARMENIA, RUSSIA, BELARUS, KAZAKHSTAN, KIRGIZSTAN AND TAJIKISTAN TO HOLD JOINT MILITARY MANEUVERS

March 20, 2002 - 23:19 AMT  09:04 GMT
Secretary General of CIS Council on collective security Valeriy Nikolayenko stated it today.

NO EXPLOSIVE SITUATION IN SAMTSKHE-JAVAKHETIA, GEORGIAN SPEAKER STATED

March 20, 2002 - 23:15 AMT  09:04 GMT
The meetings held in the region showed that the population of Javakhetia demanded solving elementary problems of life conditions and not giving the status of autonomy to the region, the Parliament Speaker stressed.

US CONGRESSMEN CALLED UPON PRESIDENT TO USE TERM GENOCIDE IN ANNUAL SPEECH APRIL 24

March 20, 2002 - 19:33 AMT  09:04 GMT
93 Congressmen have already signed the document addressed to Bush.

ARMENIA AND TURKMENISTAN PREPARE AGREEMENT ON TURKMEN GAS SUPPLY TO ARMENIA THROUGH IRAN

March 20, 2002 - 19:19 AMT  09:04 GMT
Armenian Ministry of Energy working group will leave for Turkmen capital next week to prepare the agreement on supplying Turkmen gas to Armenia through Iranian territory.

US SENATOR JACK SCOTT ARRIVING IN ARMENIA

March 20, 2002 - 19:14 AMT  09:04 GMT
The Senator will hold meetings with the country leadership in Yerevan.

CHAIRMAN OF ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT COMMISSION CALLED POLITICAL FORCES TO DISCUSS SITUATION IN SOUTH CAUCASUS IN LIGHT OF US FORCES INTRODUCTION

March 20, 2002 - 19:10 AMT  09:04 GMT
In his words, the presence of US military units in the Republic of Georgia will lead to a situation when both Russian and NATO troops are simultaneously present in South Caucasus.

ARMENIAN PRESIDENT TO PAY OFFICIAL VISIT TO TAJIKISTAN AND KIRGIZSTAN AT BEGINNING OF APRIL

March 20, 2002 - 18:04 AMT  09:04 GMT
Official Dushanbe prepares a number of bilateral agreements, which are planned to contribute to expansion of trade-economic ties between Armenia and Tajikistan.

ARMENIAN DEFENSE MINISTER TO MEET PENTAGON LEADERSHIP IN WASHINGTON

March 20, 2002 - 17:57 AMT  09:04 GMT
S.Sargsian's meetings with officials in the Department of State, National Security Council, as well as in Congress are planned.
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