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    ARKA News Agency
    July 15 2004


    Ovik Abramian appointed the head of Armenian delegation at summer
    Olympic Games in Greece

    NKR President receives the heads of Armenian Dance Group Ani

    RA Foreign Minister and UK Ambassador to Armenia sign agreement on
    culture centers

    Spread of measles is recorded in Armenia

    RA and RF authorities consider the possibility of creation of joint
    commission

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    OVIK ABRAMIAN APPOINTED THE HEAD OF ARMENIAN DELEGATION AT SUMMER
    OLYMPIC GAMES IN GREECE

    YEREVAN, July 15. /ARKA/. RA Minister of Territorial Management and
    Infrastructure Coordination Ovik Abramian was appointed the head of
    Armenian delegation at summer Olympic Games in Greece, RA Government
    press office told ARKA. L.D. --0--

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    NKR PRESIDENT RECEIVES THE HEADS OF ARMENIAN DANCE GROUP ANI

    STEPANAKERT, July 15. /ARKA/. NKR President Arkady Gukasian received
    the heads of Armenian Dance Group Ani from USA. During the meeting,
    Art Director of the Dance Group Yeghia Asholian said that it is third
    for the last five years visit of Nagorno Karabakh. According to him,
    this time Armenian dancers from America came to Artsakh to perform at
    Karabakh scene with holiday concerts dedicated to 30th anniversary of
    the group.
    Gukasian in his turn said that visit of Karabakh by foreign Armenian
    art groups became a good tradition that should be by all means
    supported. He wished the guests success in their work and expressed
    hope that they'll always remain good friends of Artsakh. L.D. --0

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    RA FOREIGN MINISTER AND UK AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA SIGN AGREEMENT ON
    CULTURE CENTERS

    YEREVAN, July 15. /ARKA/. RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian and UK
    Ambassador to Armenia Torda Abbot Watt signed today an agreement on
    culture centers, RA MFA told ARKA. Agreement between the countries
    puts it on official base the existing high level of culture links,
    which increased with an opening of British Council in Armenia in
    April 2001. According to the document, British Council is an official
    body, coordinating culture links between Armenia and GB. Besides, the
    agreement creates backgrounds for foundation of the same Armenian
    culture representation in United Kingdom. The parties also receive an
    opportunity to establish culture centers in the capitals of the two
    countries and other cities on mutual agreement. The basic goal of
    culture center is development of Armenian-British relations in the
    spheres of language, literature, culture, art, science and
    technology, etc. L.D. --0--

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    SPREAD OF MEASLES IS RECORDED IN ARMENIA

    YEREVAN, July 15. /ARKA/. Spread of measles is recorded in Armenia,
    according to RA Deputy Minister of Health Haik Darbinyan. As he said,
    in spite the fact that the disease is dominates in winter period,
    this year already some cases of catching the disease in summer were
    registered. However, Darbinyan didn't state the exact number of the
    infected. He just said that the disease could be caught through the
    air, in particular, a whole bus of passengers recently caught the
    disease. According to Darbinyan, cases of patients with intestinal
    infections are registered this summer. Some of such infections
    haven't spread yet.
    To remind, immunization of the population against 9 kinds of
    infections is carried out among the population, and from the
    beginning of the year the list of the injections included those
    against Hepatitis -B, measles, roseola, parotids. A.H.--0--

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    RA AND RF AUTHORITIES CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY OF CREATION OF JOINT
    COMMISSION

    YEREVAN, July 15. /ARKA/. Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov suggested
    creating a joint commission of RA and RF authorities. According to RA
    President's Press Service and Public Relations Department, he stated
    this during the meeting with the RA Prime Minister Andranik
    Margaryan. According to Luzhkov, the commission will allow the two
    Governments directly solve problems of mutual interest. He added that
    such commissions already function in some states of CIS. Luzhkov also
    mentioned the issue of construction `Yerevan' trade house in Moscow
    with the participation of Armenian builders. According to him,
    construction is planned to be completed in 2005.
    According to the press release, the parties discussed the issue of
    founding a center for wholesale in Moscow. As Luzhkov said, the
    center would allow Armenian side to distribute goods lots without
    wasting time on looking for buyers. He noted that such centers
    already exist in Moscow. In addition to that, the sides discussed the
    possibility of organizing Armenian trade fairs in central regions of
    Moscow. Luzhkov expressed his readiness to contribute the issue of
    setting stable rent taxes in Pan Russian Exhibition Center in Moscow.
    A.H. - 0 -
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