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    ARKA News Agency
    Dec 7 2004

    In near future conference dedicated to condition of Armenians in
    Javahkh to take place in that region

    Nagorno Karabakh commemorates 16th anniversary of Spitak earthquake

    RA President visits Gyumri to participate in event dedicated to
    commemoration of 1988 earthquake victims

    The third edition of a bulletin of information Office of the Council
    of Europe in Armenia was issued

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    IN NEAR FUTURE CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO CONDITION OF ARMENIANS IN
    JAVAHKH TO TAKE PLACE IN THAT REGION

    YEREVAN, December 7. /ARKA/. In near future conference dedicated to
    condition of Armenians in Javahkh (Georgia) will take place in that
    region, RA NA Vice Speaker Vahan Hovannesian stated today. According
    to him, the slogan of the activity is "Integration, Not
    Assimilation". He also said that these issues were discussed at the
    recent meeting of ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party member Grant Margarian
    with the deputies of Georgian Parliament of Armenian origin. L.D.
    --0--

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    NAGORNO KARABAKH COMMEMORATES 16TH ANNIVERSARY OF SPITAK EARTHQUAKE

    STEPANAKERT, December 7. /ARKA/. Nagorno Karabakh commemorated 16th
    anniversary of Spitak earthquake. Representatives of NKR
    administration headed with the President Arkady Gukasian, members of
    the Parliament and the Government, representative of the army, and
    other officials visited Memorial Complex of Stepanakert and laid
    flowers to the monument of earthquake victims.
    On Dec 7, 1988 devastating earthquake took place in the north of
    Armenia in Spitak. More than 25 thousand people became victims of the
    earthquake. L.D. --0--

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    RA PRESIDENT VISITS GYUMRI TO PARTICIPATE IN EVENT DEDICATED TO
    COMMEMORATION OF 1988 EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS

    YEREVAN, December 7. /ARKA/. The RA President Robert Kocharian
    visited today Gyumri city to participate in event on commemoration of
    victims of 1988 Spitak earthquake. According to the Press Service of
    RA President, Kocharian laid a wreath to the earthquake victims
    Memorial and took part in the requiem mass.
    Note, Spitak earthquake of December 7, 1988 claimed lives of more
    than 25 thou people, making about 140 thou people disabled and
    leaving homeless about half a million people. The earthquake utterly
    destroyed two cities in the north of Armenia – Spitak and Leninakan
    (now - Gyumri), over a hundred villages. Several cities were
    partially ruined. L.V.–0

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    THE THIRD EDITION OF A BULLETIN OF INFORMATION OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL
    OF EUROPE IN ARMENIA WAS ISSUED

    YEREVAN, December 7. /ARKA/. The third edition of a bulletin of
    Information Office of the Council of Europe (CE) in Armenia was
    issued. The bulletin contains an article of the representative of
    Secretary General of the CE in Armenia Natalia Voutova about
    important developments in CE related to Armenia; the review of an
    international conference devoted to improvement of status of women
    held on October 22 in Yerevan; the results of the visit of Deputy
    Secretary General of CE to Armenia; information about the Armenian
    Ombudsman Larisa Alaverdyan; about the European heritage in Armenia
    "from Development of Characters to Electronic Culture"; youth seminar
    -course "Caucasus in Europe". The bulletin also contains information
    about the strategy of national re-training for local self-governing
    institutions, about the mission and the activity of the School of
    Human Rights in Armenia.
    The first edition of the bulletin was issued in December 2003. The
    bulletin is issued twice a year – in autumn and spring with the aim
    of introducing Armenian in the context of the CE and covering
    programs implemented by the CE in Armenia. Since 2004 the bulletin
    has been published on the site of the Office at www.coe.am. A.H. –0—

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