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    ARKA News Agency
    Dec 20 2004


    Presentation of guide of South Caucasus writers' works takes place in
    Stepanakert

    RA Minister of Defense Serge Sargsian and the Head of OSCE Mission to
    Yerevan Vladimir Pryakhin discuss perspectives of development of
    Syunik region of Armenia

    Exhibition of schoolchildren paintings from Armenian marzes to be
    held on Dec 20-30 in Yerevan

    Chairman of board of Bank Turanalem Yerzhan Tatishev perished
    tragically on sunday morning

    RA Prime Minister congratulates participants of the international
    chess internet- tournament

    RA President signs a decree on convocation of RA NA special session
    on Dec 24, 2004

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    PRESENTATION OF GUIDE OF SOUTH CAUCASUS WRITERS' WORKS TAKES PLACE IN
    STEPANAKERT

    STEPANAKERT, December 20. /ARKA/. Presentation of guide of South
    Caucasus writers' works took place in Stepanakert. The guide
    represents small works – novels and stories – of 18 authors from
    South Caucasus. Nagorno Karabakh is represented with the story of
    Vardges Ovian "I Love You Life".
    The guide was presented by coordinators of the project Alvard
    Barkhudarian and Geham Baghdasarian.
    Guide of South Caucasus writers' works "Time to Live" was edited in
    support of Forum of NGOs and Fund of Hienrich Bell (Germany). The
    guide was printed in Maikop (Russia) in 5800 examples. L.D. --0--

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    RA MINISTER OF DEFENSE SERGE SARGSIAN AND THE HEAD OF OSCE MISSION TO
    YEREVAN VLADIMIR PRYAKHIN DISCUSS PERSPECTIVES OF DEVELOPMENT OF
    SYUNIK REGION OF ARMENIA

    YEREVAN, December 20. /ARKA/. RA Minister of Defense Serge Sargsian
    and the Head of OSCE Mission to Yerevan, the Ambassador Vladimir
    Pryakhin discussed perspectives of development of Syunik region of
    Armenia, Press Secretary of RA Ministry of Defense Seiran
    Shakhsuvarian told ARKA. Pryakin represented the Minister the program
    of socio-economic development of the region that was discussed by the
    citizens and the administration of the region and was highly
    estimated. L.D. --0--

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    EXHIBITION OF SCHOOLCHILDREN PAINTINGS FROM ARMENIAN MARZES TO BE
    HELD ON DEC 20-30 IN YEREVAN

    YEREVAN, December 20. /ARKA/. Exhibition of schoolchildren paintings
    from Armenian marzes will be held on Dec 20-30 in Yerevan in the
    frames of REDAM (Regional Development in Armenia) program. As REDAM
    Press Service told ARKA, the exhibition will present paintings of all
    participants of the REDAM competition held among schoolchildren of
    Ararat and Vayots Dzor marzes of Armenia.
    REDAM (Regional Development in Armenia) is EU-TACIS technical
    assistance program. In involves Ararat and Vayots Dzor marzes of
    Armenia. T.M. –0--

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    CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF BANK TURANALEM YERZHAN TATISHEV PERISHED
    TRAGICALLY ON SUNDAY MORNING

    YEREVAN, December 20. /ARKA/. On Sunday morning 38 years old Chairman
    of Board of Directors of JSC Bank TuranAlem Yerzhan Tatishev perished
    tragically as a result of accident on hunting, as the Press Bank
    Service reports. The extraordinary meeting of the Board of Director
    of the bank was elected Deputy Chairman of Board of Directors
    Mameshtegi Saduakas Khalyksovetully. "Bank TuranAlem officially
    states on preservation of its stable activity in accordance to
    earlier stated strategy and will continue the activity of all
    representations, affiliates and cash departments in previous regime",
    the statement of the bank says.
    As Chairman of the central bank of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan stated
    Kazakh Bank TuranAlem was planning to acquire 100% of shares of one
    of the Armenian banks. Relevant negotiations are already being held
    and Armenian and Kazakh bank signed preliminary agreement.
    JSC Bank TuranAlem was established in 1997, in October 1998 it was
    reorganized to OJSC Bank TuranAlem. It has 23 affiliates in
    Kazakhstan, as well as three representations in Russia, Ukraine and
    China. The shareholders of the Bank are EBRD, Raiffeisen Zentralbank,
    International Financial Corporation, DEG (Investments Company of the
    German Government), Dutch Development Bank (FMO).
    The assets of the Bank as per international standards as of Nov 12004
    made around USD 4b (the sixth place among CIS private banks).
    Currently the Bank's banking network include Slavinvestbank,
    Transbank (Ukraine), Astana-Eximbank (Belarus), Omskbank. Recently
    Bank TuranAlem stated on its plans around opening affiliates in
    Azerbaijan and Armenia and on purchasing of a bank in Tatarstan
    (Russia). TuranAlem has representations in Moscow, Ekaterinburg,
    Minsk, Kiev and Bishkek. The Bank is planning to open representations
    in Yerevan, Baku, Kazan, St. Petersburg and Saransk. T.M. –0--

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    RA PRIME MINISTER CONGRATULATES PARTICIPANTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL
    CHESS INTERNET- TOURNAMENT

    YEREVAN, December 20. /ARKA/. RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan
    congratulates participants of the international chess internet-
    tournament devoted to the 75th anniversary of the Chess World
    Champion Tigran Petrosyan. As he said, this is the first such
    tournament, in which leading teams and chess players participate. "We
    understand that the sequence of tournaments devoted to the 75th
    anniversary of Petrosyan, a legendary World Champion, will continue",
    he said. According to Margaryan, holding a tournament with the use of
    modern technologies is a logical progress of the game of millions
    toward new and rapidly developing virtual world.
    Margaryan greeted the teams of Armenia, Russia, China and France that
    will fight for the championship, as well as the initiators and the
    main organizers: RA Chess Federation and RA Academy of Chess. A.H. --
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    RA PRESIDENT SIGNS A DECREE ON CONVOCATION OF RA NA SPECIAL SESSION
    ON DEC 24, 2004

    YEREVAN, December 20. /ARKA/. RA President Robert Kocharyan signed a
    decree on convocation of RA NA special session on Dec 24, 2004.
    According to RA President's Press Service Department, the agenda of
    the session includes about 20 issues, in particular, the issue of
    discussion of the draft law on the RA state budget-2005, as well as
    amendments and additions to tax, customs and judicial-executive
    legislations, and the laws on administrative violations and pensions.
    A.H.—0--

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