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    ARKA News Agency
    Aug 17 2004


    Event dedicated to Russian-Armenian martial brotherhood to be held in
    Lori Marz of Armenia on Aug 21

    20 musical instruments to be presented to armenian schoolchildren
    sponsored by the Armenian Embassy in Lebanon

    Ardzagank Armenian radio station celebrates its 7th anniversary

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    EVENT DEDICATED TO RUSSIAN-ARMENIAN MARTIAL BROTHERHOOD TO BE HELD IN
    LORI MARZ OF ARMENIA ON AUG 21

    YEREVAN, August 17. /ARKA/. Event dedicated to Russian-Armenian
    martial brotherhood and the memory of Russian soldiers heroically
    fallen in 1804 to be held in Lori Marz of Armenia on August 21. As
    Russian Embassy in Armenia told ARKA News Agency, the event to be
    held on territory of memorial complex of Russian-Armenian friendship
    (located across the Spitak-Vanadzor highway). The event program
    includes official ceremony, commemoration ceremony at common grave of
    Russian soldiers, concert of military-patriotic songs performed by
    Yerevan and Vanadzor artists and performance by military orchestra of
    Russian military unit # 102. T.M. -0--

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    20 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS TO BE PRESENTED TO ARMENIAN SCHOOLCHILDREN
    SPONSORED BY THE ARMENIAN EMBASSY IN LEBANON

    YEREVAN, August 17. /ARKA/. 20 musical instruments will be presented
    to Armenian schoolchildren with the financing of Armenian Embassy in
    Lebanon. According to the Public Relations Department of Hayastan
    Foundation, the initiators of this project are Nora Melkumian, the
    Director of the Hayastan Foundation and Areg Hovhannisyan, the
    Ambassador of Armenia to Lebanon. According to the press-release, all
    20 high-quality instruments are brought from abroad and will serve to
    many generations. The children who will receive the instruments were
    selected by a special committee, consisting of directors of musical
    schools, music specialists and representatives of Hayastan
    Foundation. The arrangement of presentation will take place on August
    20 in Yerevan Music School after Sayat-Nova in frames of cultural
    programs of Hayastan Foundation. L.V.-0--

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    ARDZAGANK ARMENIAN RADIO STATION CELEBRATES ITS 7TH ANNIVERSARY

    YEREVAN, August 17. /ARKA/. Ardzagank Armenian radio station
    celebrates its 7th anniversary. Egishe Petrosyan, the President of
    Ardzagank Company said at today's press conference that the radio
    station started its activities as an Armenian-language radio when
    everything Armenian was alien in the Russian -language radio field
    and the opening of Armenian-language radio seemed competitively
    impossible. However, according to him, Ardzagank radio not only
    withstood the competitiveness, but also went forward and now there is
    an Armenian radio station in FM zone. This radio station managed to
    find the golden mean between the spoken language and the literary
    language. The President of Ardzagank also noted that the radio
    station does not follow any particular style of music and thus
    managed to draw and win a large audience. He also noted that the
    company attaches big importance to news and information sections, the
    duration of which makes 7-8 minutes per hour. The activities of
    Ardzagank are aimed at providing maximum information, entertainment
    and introduction of values common to all mankind. He said that
    Ardzagank ideology is based on these concepts and added that the
    major achievement of the radio station is its independence.
    Eghishe Petrosyan also mentioned that festive arrangements will take
    place tomorrow on the Republic Square in Yerevan, dedicated to the
    7th anniversary of Ardzagank radio station. 25-26 performers will
    take part in the arrangements, including the best singers popular
    among the audience of Ardzagank. Ardzagank radio station was
    established in 1997 and is broadcasting on FM 103,5 frequency, which
    covers Yerevan and nearby territories. The potential audience of
    Ardzagank makes about 1,2 mln. L.V. - 0--
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