ARKA News Agency
July 23 2004
Armenian Culture Days to take place in Strasbourg in September 2005
RA President conducts working meeting with the leaders of ruling
coalition parties
First Pan-Armenian Culture Festival `One Nation - One Culture' starts
on August 15
RA PM to leave for Georgia with two-day official visit
Regional Bridge-2004 international business-meeting to be held
tomorrow, on July 24 in Tsaghkadsor (Armenia)
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ARMENIAN CULTURE DAYS TO TAKE PLACE IN STRASBOURG IN SEPTEMBER 2005
YEREVAN, July 23. /ARKA/. Armenian Culture Days will take place in
Strasbourg in September 2005, RA MFA told ARKA. This was said in the
letter of the Chairman of City Council of Strasboug Rober Grossman
addressed to Regular Representative of Armenia to CE Christian
Ter-Stepanian.
Culture Days are conducted in cooperation with City Administration of
Strasbourg, RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs and Regular
Representative of Armenia to CE. L.D. --0 -
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RA PRESIDENT CONDUCTS WORKING MEETING WITH THE LEADERS OF RULING
COALITION PARTIES
YEREVAN, July 23. /ARKA/. RA President Robert Kocharian conducted
working meeting with the leaders of ruling coalition parties,
President's press office told ARKA. The parties discussed process of
constitutional reforms.
Political coalition in Armenia was created after parliamentary
elections in 2003 by three pro-presidential parties - Republican
Party, Orinats Yerkir Party and ARF Dashnaktsutyun. L.D. --0 -
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FIRST PAN-ARMENIAN CULTURE FESTIVAL `ONE NATION - ONE CULTURE' STARTS
ON AUGUST 15
YEREVAN, July 23. /ARKA/. First Pan-Armenian Culture Festival `One
Nation - One Culture' starts on August 15 in Armenia and Nagorno
Karabakh. According to Deputy Minister of Culture and Youth Affairs
Karine Khodikian, the goal of the festival is strengthening of
culture links between Armenia and Diaspora, representation of
Armenian culture, creation of mechanisms for productive cooperation.
According to her, the festival will not only allow reveal culture
values, but also create exceptional opportunity for discussion of
problems of art and culture.
The festival will start on August 15 with Gala-concert in National
Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet after Spendiarov and will end
with performance at the Square of Republic on August 22.
The program of the festival includes 6 directions - theater, music,
art, dancing and singing. More than 1500 Armenian art figures from
Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh, France, Austria, GB, USA, Syria, Lebanon,
Iran, Russia, Georgia and Kazakhstan will take part in the festival.
According to Director Executive of All Armenian Fund Hayastan Naira
Melkumian the Fund gathered $100 thousand for realization of the
festival. According to her, `it is a small budget for conduction of
such a large activity'. L.D. --0 -
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RA PM TO LEAVE FOR GEORGIA WITH TWO-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT
YEREVAN, July 23. /ARKA/. RA PM Andranik Margarian to leave for
Georgia with two-day official visit. As RA Public Services and Press
Department at RA Government told ARKA, in the frameworks of his visit
MArgarian to meet with his Georgian colleague Zurab Zhvania and
Georgian President Mikhail Sahakashvili. Before he plans
participating as Co-Chairman on sitting of Armenian-Georgian
Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation, during which
the Heads of two Governments to sign final documents. During his
visit, RA PM to visit the Armenian Pantheon, Memorial of Heroes
Fallen for Unity of Georgia, Art Museum and State Museum of Georgia.
The Armenian Intergovernmental International Delegation to include
VArdan Khachatryan, RA Economy and Finance Minister, Karen
Chshmarityan, RA Trade and Economic Development, Armen Movsisyan, RA
Energy Minister, Vardan Ayvazyan, RA Ecology Minister, Tatul
Margaryan, RA Deputy Foreign Minister, Artak Sahradyan, RA Deputy
Education and Science Minister, Gagik Gyurjyan, RA Deputy Culture and
Youth Minister, Gagik Khachatryan, RA Deputy Chairman of State
Customs Committee, Stepan Sargsyan, Advisor to RA PM, as well as
Ararat Khrimyan, General Director of Armenian Railways, Hovsep
Kloyan, RA Deputy Agriculture Minister, MP Vladimir Badalyan and
Managers of relevant departments of RA Foreign Ministry and RA
Government. T.M. -0--
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REGIONAL BRIDGE-2004 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS-MEETING TO BE HELD
TOMORROW, ON JULY 24 IN TSAGHKADSOR (ARMENIA)
YEREVAN, July 23. /ARKA/. Regional Bridge-2004 international
business-meeting will be held tomorrow, on July 24 in Tsaghkadsor
(Armenia). As ARKA was informed in Master center for international
integration assistance, entrepreneurs from Russia, the Ukraine,
Georgia, Iran, India, Egypt and Turkey will arrive in Armenia to
establish partner relations. Round-table discussions, special
sessions, plenary and section sessions are planned to be held within
the framework of the meeting. `In the conditions of favorable
economic climate in the region, as well as considering the location
of Armenia, Regional Bridge-2004 international business-meeting
creates maximal favorable conditions to establish relations between
the partners from the North and the South', as stated in the press
release.
The organizer of the Regional Bridge-2004 international
business-meeting, which will last till July 26, is Master center for
international integration assistance with the support of RA Ministry
of Trade and Economic Development and RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
A.H.--0--
July 23 2004
Armenian Culture Days to take place in Strasbourg in September 2005
RA President conducts working meeting with the leaders of ruling
coalition parties
First Pan-Armenian Culture Festival `One Nation - One Culture' starts
on August 15
RA PM to leave for Georgia with two-day official visit
Regional Bridge-2004 international business-meeting to be held
tomorrow, on July 24 in Tsaghkadsor (Armenia)
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ARMENIAN CULTURE DAYS TO TAKE PLACE IN STRASBOURG IN SEPTEMBER 2005
YEREVAN, July 23. /ARKA/. Armenian Culture Days will take place in
Strasbourg in September 2005, RA MFA told ARKA. This was said in the
letter of the Chairman of City Council of Strasboug Rober Grossman
addressed to Regular Representative of Armenia to CE Christian
Ter-Stepanian.
Culture Days are conducted in cooperation with City Administration of
Strasbourg, RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs and Regular
Representative of Armenia to CE. L.D. --0 -
************************************************** *******************
RA PRESIDENT CONDUCTS WORKING MEETING WITH THE LEADERS OF RULING
COALITION PARTIES
YEREVAN, July 23. /ARKA/. RA President Robert Kocharian conducted
working meeting with the leaders of ruling coalition parties,
President's press office told ARKA. The parties discussed process of
constitutional reforms.
Political coalition in Armenia was created after parliamentary
elections in 2003 by three pro-presidential parties - Republican
Party, Orinats Yerkir Party and ARF Dashnaktsutyun. L.D. --0 -
************************************************** *******************
FIRST PAN-ARMENIAN CULTURE FESTIVAL `ONE NATION - ONE CULTURE' STARTS
ON AUGUST 15
YEREVAN, July 23. /ARKA/. First Pan-Armenian Culture Festival `One
Nation - One Culture' starts on August 15 in Armenia and Nagorno
Karabakh. According to Deputy Minister of Culture and Youth Affairs
Karine Khodikian, the goal of the festival is strengthening of
culture links between Armenia and Diaspora, representation of
Armenian culture, creation of mechanisms for productive cooperation.
According to her, the festival will not only allow reveal culture
values, but also create exceptional opportunity for discussion of
problems of art and culture.
The festival will start on August 15 with Gala-concert in National
Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet after Spendiarov and will end
with performance at the Square of Republic on August 22.
The program of the festival includes 6 directions - theater, music,
art, dancing and singing. More than 1500 Armenian art figures from
Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh, France, Austria, GB, USA, Syria, Lebanon,
Iran, Russia, Georgia and Kazakhstan will take part in the festival.
According to Director Executive of All Armenian Fund Hayastan Naira
Melkumian the Fund gathered $100 thousand for realization of the
festival. According to her, `it is a small budget for conduction of
such a large activity'. L.D. --0 -
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RA PM TO LEAVE FOR GEORGIA WITH TWO-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT
YEREVAN, July 23. /ARKA/. RA PM Andranik Margarian to leave for
Georgia with two-day official visit. As RA Public Services and Press
Department at RA Government told ARKA, in the frameworks of his visit
MArgarian to meet with his Georgian colleague Zurab Zhvania and
Georgian President Mikhail Sahakashvili. Before he plans
participating as Co-Chairman on sitting of Armenian-Georgian
Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation, during which
the Heads of two Governments to sign final documents. During his
visit, RA PM to visit the Armenian Pantheon, Memorial of Heroes
Fallen for Unity of Georgia, Art Museum and State Museum of Georgia.
The Armenian Intergovernmental International Delegation to include
VArdan Khachatryan, RA Economy and Finance Minister, Karen
Chshmarityan, RA Trade and Economic Development, Armen Movsisyan, RA
Energy Minister, Vardan Ayvazyan, RA Ecology Minister, Tatul
Margaryan, RA Deputy Foreign Minister, Artak Sahradyan, RA Deputy
Education and Science Minister, Gagik Gyurjyan, RA Deputy Culture and
Youth Minister, Gagik Khachatryan, RA Deputy Chairman of State
Customs Committee, Stepan Sargsyan, Advisor to RA PM, as well as
Ararat Khrimyan, General Director of Armenian Railways, Hovsep
Kloyan, RA Deputy Agriculture Minister, MP Vladimir Badalyan and
Managers of relevant departments of RA Foreign Ministry and RA
Government. T.M. -0--
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REGIONAL BRIDGE-2004 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS-MEETING TO BE HELD
TOMORROW, ON JULY 24 IN TSAGHKADSOR (ARMENIA)
YEREVAN, July 23. /ARKA/. Regional Bridge-2004 international
business-meeting will be held tomorrow, on July 24 in Tsaghkadsor
(Armenia). As ARKA was informed in Master center for international
integration assistance, entrepreneurs from Russia, the Ukraine,
Georgia, Iran, India, Egypt and Turkey will arrive in Armenia to
establish partner relations. Round-table discussions, special
sessions, plenary and section sessions are planned to be held within
the framework of the meeting. `In the conditions of favorable
economic climate in the region, as well as considering the location
of Armenia, Regional Bridge-2004 international business-meeting
creates maximal favorable conditions to establish relations between
the partners from the North and the South', as stated in the press
release.
The organizer of the Regional Bridge-2004 international
business-meeting, which will last till July 26, is Master center for
international integration assistance with the support of RA Ministry
of Trade and Economic Development and RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
A.H.--0--