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    ARKA News Agency
    May 17, 2004


    Armavia Airlines opens new flight Yerevan-Teheran

    Regional seminar "Access to Information and Knowledge as Effective
    Way of Sustainable Development" to take place in Yerevan

    Karabakh Internet sites are among the most readable in the world

    The Ministries of Culture of Armenia and NKR sign an agreement on
    co-operation

    Sergei Ivanov, the acting Minister of Defence of RF to arrive in
    Yerevan with two day visit on May 20

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    ARMAVIA AIRLINES OPENS NEW FLIGHT YEREVAN-TEHERAN

    YEREVAN, May, 17. /ARKA/. Armavia Airlines opened new regular flight
    Yerevan-Teheran. Till June 10, the flights will made once a week on
    Saturdays and since June 10 - twice a week on Saturdays and
    Wednesdays. "New flights establish direct air communication between
    two economic and political centers of South Caucasus and Near East.
    The flight will allow decreasing of costs and to make transportation
    from one country to another more comfortable. Thus, the company
    contributes to creation of transport infrastructure and future growth
    of trade-economic and socio-cultural relations of Armenian and Iran",
    press release states.
    Since 15 April 2003 the flight operated by Armenian Airlines
    transferred to Armavia.
    68% of actions of Armavia belong to Aviafin OJSC (the company is
    registered in Armenia: the company is own by physical entities,
    Russian citizens), while the remaining 32% to MIKA Armenia Trading.
    The company is closely cooperates with Siberia airline in the frames
    of close cooperation agreement based on which the parties generate
    income from passenger transportations. L.D. -0--

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    REGIONAL SEMINAR "ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE AS EFFECTIVE
    WAY OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" TO TAKE PLACE IN YEREVAN

    YEREVAN, May, 17. /ARKA/. Regional seminar "Access to Information and
    Knowledge as Effective Way of Sustainable Development" will take
    place in Yerevan on May 18, Bioecomed NGO told ARKA. Co-organizers of
    the seminar are representation of British Council to Armenia, UNESCO
    and OSCE. The basic goal of the seminar is increase of
    familiarization of academy societies of South Caucasus on information
    resources accessible in World Network, namely science resources,
    resources for teaching and education and others. L.D. --0--
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    KARABAKH INTERNET SITES ARE AMONG THE MOST READABLE IN THE WORLD

    YEREVAN, May, 17. /ARKA/. Karabakh Internet sites are among the most
    readable in the world, Director of CJSC Karabakh-Telecom Ralph
    Eirikian stated in his report "Karabakh in the Internet" in the
    frames of the seminar "Eurointegration as a Guarantee of Peace and
    Sustainable Development". Among the best sites he called sites of NKR
    MFA, Artsakhworld and the site of Karabakh-Telecom.
    The organizers of the seminar devoted to the 10th anniversary since
    the armistice in the region of Karabakh conflict are Helsinki-92
    Karabakh Committee and European Integration (Armenia) NGO supported
    with NKR and RA standing committees on foreign relations, as well as
    NKR Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
    A package of suggestions was worked out in the course of the
    round-table discussions and submitted to NKR Government. L.D. -0--

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    THE MINISTRIES OF CULTURE OF ARMENIA AND NKR SIGN AN AGREEMENT ON
    CO-OPERATION

    YEREVAN, May, 17. /ARKA/. The Ministries of Culture of Armenia and
    NKR signed an agreement on co-operation. According to the RA Ministry
    of Culture, Youth and Sport, the co-operation to be in different
    areas. In particular, joint performances of theatre, musical,
    ethnographic and dance groups are encouraged, as well as their
    participation in foreign festivals, holding a film week and joint
    film shootings. Besides, the agreement stipulates exhibitions
    exchange, organization of culture days, as well as inclusion of
    groups from NKR into programs on Culture Days in Armenia in foreign
    countries. Besides, the agreement provides for co-operation and
    exchange of information between the museums, libraries and archives
    of two countries, and enrichment of the library fund of NKR.
    According to the press release, the RA Ministry of Culture, Youth and
    Sport will render its help to Stepanakert State Dramatic theatre
    after V. Papazyan in staging new performances. Besides, NKR to be
    supported in conducting research and restoration of historical and
    cultural monuments, as well as in publication of the corresponding
    literature on methodology.
    The agreement was signed by Hovik Hovhannisyan, the RA Minister of
    Culture, Youth and Sport, and Armen Sargsyan, NKR Minister of
    Education, Culture and Sport. A.H.--0--

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    SERGEI IVANOV, THE ACTING MINISTER OF DEFENCE OF RF TO ARRIVE IN
    YEREVAN WITH TWO DAY VISIT ON MAY 20

    YEREVAN, May 17. /ARKA/. Sergei Ivanov, the acting Minister of
    Defence of RF to arrive in Yerevan with two day visit on May 20.
    According to the RA Ministry of Defence Press Service Department,
    Ivanov to meet the RA President Robert Kocharian and RA Minister of
    Defence Serge Sargsyan, as well as to visit the memorial monument to
    the victims of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey. A.H. --0--

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