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    ARKA News Agency
    April 21 2004


    Regular meeting of united opposition starts today at the square of
    Freedom in the center of Yerevan

    RA Prime Minister and Estonian Ambassador in Armenia note the
    necessity of stimulation economic relations between two countries

    RA President meets the US Ambassador in Armenia and USAID Mission
    Director

    An exhibition devoted to historical and cultural monuments of North
    Artsakh organised in Stepanakert

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    REGULAR MEETING OF UNITED OPPOSITION STARTS TODAY AT THE SQUARE OF
    FREEDOM IN THE CENTER OF YEREVAN

    YEREVAN, April 21. /ARKA/. Regular meeting of united opposition
    started today at the square of Freedom in the center of Yerevan. The
    organizers of the meeting are Justice bloc, National Unity Party and
    Communist Party of Armenia. ARKA correspondent reports from the
    meeting that about 5 thousand people take part in the rally. The
    meeting was opened by the Chairman of National Democratic Party, RA
    NA Deputy Shavarsh Kocharian, who stated that authorities try to make
    it seem that opposition tries to get to power by force, which does
    not correspond to reality. `Till now opposition acted in the frames
    of Constitution, which is a guarantee of our victory', Kocharian
    said. He said that Kocharian is sentenced to failure and statements
    of international organizations testify to that. He stressed that the
    idea of fight is much deeper than personal political interests of
    opposition.
    Leader of Justice Bloc Stepan Demirchian stated that authorities that
    use any power are doomed. `Armenia must develop by democratic way and
    those who prevent this process must go away', Demirchian said. L.D.
    --0--

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    RA PRIME MINISTER AND ESTONIAN AMBASSADOR IN ARMENIA NOTE THE
    NECESSITY OF STIMULATION ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES

    YEREVAN, April 21. /ARKA/. RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan and
    Estonian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Armenia
    Andreas Unga noted the necessity of stimulation economic relations
    between two countries. According to RA President's Press Service and
    Public Relations Department, in the course of the meeting the parties
    attached importance to bilateral co-operation in various fields of
    economy, in particular, in industry, agriculture, health care,
    tourism, science and culture. Taking into consideration the
    importance of IT development for Armenia, Margaryan emphasized the
    importance for co-operation exactly in that field and spread of
    Estonian Electronic Administration Academy experience in Armenia.
    According to the press release, Margaryan and Unga also discussed
    issues connected with holding business forums, organization of
    visits, and establishing close co-operation between certain
    Ministries and Trade Industry Chambers of RA and Estonia for
    stimulation of bilateral trade turnover.
    In the course of the meeting, Margaryan congratulated Unga on
    Estonia's entrance into EU and expressed hope that Estonia will
    become Armenia's reliable partner, which will contribute to Armenia's
    integration into the EU. Also, Margaryan congratulated Unga on
    Estonia's full membership in NATO, noting that Armenia will keep to
    its policy of consistent development of co-operation with that
    organization in the framework of Partnership for Peace program.
    In his turn, Estonian Ambassador noted that Estonia as a new member
    of EU encourages New Neighborhood program , due to which the counties
    of the South Caucasus, including Armenia, will have the chance to
    become members of European family. A.H - 0--

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    RA PRESIDENT MEETS THE US AMBASSADOR IN ARMENIA AND USAID MISSION
    DIRECTOR

    YEREVAN, April 21. /ARKA/. RA President Robert Kocharyan has met John
    Ordway, the US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in
    Armenia, and Robin Phillips, USAID Mission Director. According to the
    RA President's Press Service Department, issues regarding the
    programs on humanitarian aid provision to Armenia by the US
    Government were discussed in the course of the meeting. Besides, the
    issues of Armenia's participation in Millennium Challenges Fund
    program was touched. A.H.--0--

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    AN EXHIBITION DEVOTED TO HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL MONUMENTS OF NORTH
    ARTSAKH ORGANISED IN STEPANAKERT

    STEPANAKERT, April 21. /ARKA/. In connection with International Day
    of monuments and historic places, Haiki Serund (Haik's generation)
    youth organisation, acting in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR),
    organised an exhibition devoted to historical and cultural monuments
    of North Artsakh. According to ARKA's reporter in Stepanakert, the
    photos of a famous ethnographer Samuel Karapetyan exhibited reflect
    cultural and everyday life of ancient villages of North Artsakh
    (Shahumyan, Shamkhor, Khanlar, and Dashkensk regions), where
    historical and cultural monuments preserved.
    According to specialists, the Azerbaijani side destroyed thousands of
    historic monuments on the territory of Karabakh. 167 churches, 8
    monastery complexes and 123 historical Armenian cemeteries were
    destroyed when Karabakh was part of Azerbaijan, and during the period
    of war aggression on the part of Azerbaijan against NKR. A.H. --0--
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