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GAS-MAIN FROM RUSSIA TO GEORGIA AND ARMENIA REQUIRES INVESTMENTS OF MANY MILLIONS

June 26, 2003 - 22:28 AMT  04:28 GMT
In the words of Georgian minister of energy David Mirtskhulava, Russian "Gasprom" is ready to make these investments, as Georgia does not possess such funds.

NIGHT SKIRMISH IN YEREVAN THREE PEOPLE KILLED

June 26, 2003 - 20:13 AMT  04:28 GMT
Two of the men killed were the nephews of the former deputy of the Armenian parliament Ruben Gevorkian.

AZERI OPPOSITION DELEGATES IN PACE SPREAD STATEMENT CASTING DOUBT ON COMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN COUNTRY

June 26, 2003 - 19:20 AMT  04:28 GMT
The new Azeri Election Code serves a sufficient basis for casting doubt on the coming presidential election in the country, the statement spread by Azeri delegation members in PACE Asim Mollahzade and Gulamhussein Alibeili runs.

AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED FOR PACE REPORT ON POLITICAL PRISONERS CA N INFLUENCE INTERNAL POLITICAL SITUATION IN AZERBAIJAN

June 26, 2003 - 19:17 AMT  04:28 GMT
In the words of head of the Azeri delegation in PACE Ilham Aliyev, "figures who committed grave crimes and whose discharge presents threat for the Azeri state are mentioned in the report".

AZERI FLOUR SUPPLY TO ARMENIA NOT POSSESSING CENTRALIZED CHARACTER, AZERI PRIME MINISTER STATED

June 26, 2003 - 19:16 AMT  04:28 GMT
Arthur Rasizade did not rule out, that the flour sold in Armenia was produced by Azeri private companies and could appear there through Georgian go-betweens.

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CALLED TURKEY TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

June 26, 2003 - 19:14 AMT  04:28 GMT
The dispatch sent by the Federation to the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan runs.

BLOCKADE OF ARMENIA WILL BE REMOVED AFTER ONE AND HALF YEAR

June 25, 2003 - 05:00 AMT  04:28 GMT
The negotiations between the representatives of the railway departments of Georgia and Russia about the implementation of the agreements on exploitation of the Abkhazian sector of the railway linking Russia and Armenia concluded by Presidents of the two countries have started.
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