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    ARKA News Agency
    March 15 2004


    RA President Robert Kocharian congratulates RF President Vladimir
    Putin with re-election

    Boris Spasski: I did not expect such a negative reaction of Baku on
    international tournament in Stepanakert

    Delegation of Armenian Parliament to leave for Poland tomorrow

    Karabakh NGO Center of Civil Initiatives continues monitoring of
    penitentiary organizations

    Three deputies of the Republica party not to participate in the RA NA
    work

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    RA PRESIDENT ROBERT KOCHARIAN CONGRATULATES RF PRESIDENT VLADIMIR
    PUTIN WITH RE-ELECTION

    YEREVAN, March 15. /ARKA/. RA President Robert Kocharian
    congratulated RF President Vladimir Putin with re-election,
    President's press office told ARKA. The letter of Kocharian says:
    `Sincerely congratulate Your with confident victory at the elections
    of the President of Russia Federation. On March 14, Russia made its
    choice towards stability, democracy and prosperity'. Kocharian said
    that in Putin, Russia sees the leader who can bring the country to
    sustainable development, defending national interests. According to
    Kocharian, Armenia highly estimates big personal contribution of
    Vladimir Putin in deepening of Russian-Armenian friendly relations.
    Armenian President assured his Russian colleague in readiness of
    Armenian authorities to continue efforts on improvement and expanding
    of cooperation between Armenia and Russia. L.D. --0--

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    BORIS SPASSKI: I DID NOT EXPECT SUCH A NEGATIVE REACTION OF BAKU ON
    INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT IN STEPANAKERT

    STEPANAKERT, March 15. /ARKA/. `I did not expect such a negative
    reaction of Baku on international chess tournament in Stepanakert',
    10th World Champion Boris Spasski told ARKA in Stepanakert.
    Commenting the tournament Spasski said that the youth is very
    talented and their game is of very high level.
    Talking about perspectives of chess development in Nagorno Karabakh,
    Boris Spasski noted very promising youth sector.
    The idea of holding the International Chess Tournament in Nagorno
    Karabakh occurred to the Armenian Chess Academy and the NKR
    Government five months ago.
    The International Chess Tournament is devoted to the 75th anniversary
    since the birth of the 9th World Chess Champion Tigran Petrosyan.
    Azeri MFA made a statement with discontent with conduction of
    tournament in Nagorno Karabakh. L.D. -0 -

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    DELEGATION OF ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT TO LEAVE FOR POLAND TOMORROW

    YEREVAN, March 15. /ARKA/. Delegation of Armenian Parliament, headed
    with the Speaker Arthur Baghdasarian will leave for Poland tomorrow
    on the invitation of Marshal of Poland Seym Marek Borovski, RA NA
    told ARKA. During the visit, Armenian delegation will meet with the
    President of Poland Alexander Kwasnevski, Marshal of Poland Seym
    Marek Borovski, the chairmen of the commission on external relations
    and European Commission of Seym Eji Yaskernia and Eji Chepulkovski,
    Marshal of Senate Longin Pastushyak, Prime Minister Leshek Miller,
    Foreign Minister Vlodzimej Chimoshevich. Besides, Armenian delegation
    will meet with the head of Poland delegation to PACE, Deputy Director
    ODIHR/OSCE and Rector of Chief Economic School of Warsaw. L.D. --0--

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    KARABAKH NGO CENTER OF CIVIL INITIATIVES CONTINUES MONITORING OF
    PENITENTIARY ORGANIZATIONS

    STEPANAKERT, March 15. /ARKA/. Karabakh NGO Center of Civil
    Initiatives continues monitoring of penitentiary organizations,
    Director of Organization Albert Voskanian told ARKA. According to
    him, certain changes took place in the system this year. `First of
    all, the name of Reformatory Establishment-1 (former Shushi prison)
    has changed to Department of prosecution of criminal punishments of
    NKR Police. Besides, all jalousies were removed from the windows of
    hostels of the Department, which corresponds to international
    standards', he said.
    NGO Center of Civil Initiatives was created in October 2002.
    Organization deals also with search of missing and former prisoners
    of war and hostages. L.D. --0--

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    THREE DEPUTIES OF THE REPUBLICA PARTY NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RA NA
    WORK

    YEREVAN, March 15. /ARKA/ Three deputies of the Republica party will
    not participate in the RA NA work, according to the Chairman of the
    Republica opposition party, the deputy of Justice bloc Albert
    Bazeyan. He noted that he was speaking of himself, Aram Sargsyan, and
    Smbat Aivazyan. `We will not participate in the Parliament's work,
    until the RA President retires and special elections be held', he
    said. According to the Chairman of Justice bloc, the present
    Parliament cannot function normally and needs dismissing. `It's to no
    purpose to participate in the formal work of the Parliament, where
    the majority of it votes by the President's order', Bazeyan thinks.
    He noted that `mandates will be returned only in the case they can't
    be used for the further struggle'.
    Justice and National Unity opposition Parliamentary factions
    consisting of 23 deputies boycott the RA NA work because of the
    refusal of the Parliamentary majority to include the bill on
    amendments to be made in the law on referendum into the agenda. The
    bill stipulates for conducting referendum of trust to the Government
    of the country. A.H. --0--
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