Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

ARKA News Agency - 11/25/2004

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • ARKA News Agency - 11/25/2004

    ARKA News Agency
    Nov 25 2004

    Korean Consulate to Armenia opened today in Yerevan

    Armenia is ready to activate relations with Korea at highest level

    RA Parliament passes the draft law on Higher and Post-Graduate
    Education

    Azerbaijan does not respond to the letter of RA National Assembly
    Speaker on the issue of Armenian delegation participation in NATO
    seminar in Baku


    ************************************************** *******************

    KOREAN CONSULATE TO ARMENIA OPENED TODAY IN YEREVAN

    YEREVAN, November 25. /ARKA/. Korean Consulate to Armenia opened
    today in Yerevan. According to Korean Ambassador Extraordinary and
    Plenipotentiary to Armenia Chung Tae-ik (residence in Moscow), "it is
    historic moment for Armenian-Korean relations that will allow deeper
    expanding of cooperation between the countries". He said that
    tomorrow business forum will take place in Yerevan for Armenian and
    Korean businessmen that would allow businessmen to better understand
    each other and exchange information.
    Diplomatic relations between Armenia and Korea were established in
    1992. Good's turnover between the countries in 2003 made $2.5
    million. L.D. --0--

    ************************************************** *******************

    ARMENIA IS READY TO ACTIVATE RELATIONS WITH KOREA AT HIGHEST LEVEL

    YEREVAN, November 25. /ARKA/. Armenia is ready to activate relations
    with Korea at highest level, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia
    Tatoul Margarian stated today at the meeting with Korean Ambassador
    Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Chon Te Ika (residence
    in Moscow). Margarian noted that Korea takes important place in Asia
    direction of Armenian policy. The parties paid attention to
    activation of contacts in the sphere of entrepreneurship, educational
    programs, re-training of specialists.
    Diplomatic relations between Armenia and Korea established in 1992.
    Goods' turnover between the countries in 2003 made $2.5 million. L.D.
    --0--

    ************************************************** *******************

    RA PARLIAMENT PASSES THE DRAFT LAW ON HIGHER AND POST-GRADUATE
    EDUCATION

    YEREVAN, November 25. /ARKA/. The RA Parliament passed in the first
    reading the draft law On Higher and Post-Graduate Professional
    Education. The law is called to regulate the state policy in these
    areas, as well as the organizational-legal and financial-economic
    issues. The law includes the protection of citizens' right to obtain
    corresponding education, its availability, continuous education,
    ensuring of competitiveness, transparency and publicity, as well as
    recognition of diploma and qualification degrees of Armenian higher
    and post-graduate education in European countries.
    The draft law also sets the state standards and educational programs
    of higher and post-graduate education, terms and forms of education,
    qualification degrees, as well as the order of entering a higher
    education and post-graduate institutions, as well as the order of
    their registration and management.
    The draft law provide for two-degree system of higher education
    (Baccalaureate and Magistrate). Every higher educational institution
    (public or private) will grant its own diploma. In addition, the best
    students and needy students will be able to receive student
    scholarships. L.V.–0--

    ************************************************** *******************

    AZERBAIJAN DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE LETTER OF RA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
    SPEAKER ON THE ISSUE OF ARMENIAN DELEGATION PARTICIPATION IN NATO
    SEMINAR IN BAKU

    YEREVAN, November 25. /ARKA/. Azerbaijani side did not respond to the
    letter of RA Parliament Speaker Arthur Baghdasaryan to Murtus
    Aleskerov, the Chairman of Azeri Milli Mejlis requesting to ensure
    the security of Armenian delegates in Rose Road NATO seminar in Baku.
    This was stated by Mher Shahgeldyan, the Head of the Armenian
    associated delegation in NATO Parliamentary Assembly at today's
    briefing. According to him, the necessity for the letter was caused
    by a number of conditions. In particular, he noted that although
    vise-free regime is between Armenia and Azerbaijan, however it is
    necessary to consider the incident with Armenian officers, who were
    previously promised visas to participate in NATO Cooperative Best
    Effort-2004 exercises, however later they were refused visas. At that
    he said that the legal part of the participation of Armenian
    delegation in seminar was ensured and it is ready to leave for Baku.
    Still, the official response of the Azeri side is required.
    Armenian Parliamentarians Mher Shahgeldyan, the Head of the Armenian
    associated delegation in NATO Parliamentary Assembly and Alexan
    Karapetyan, the member of delegation will take part in the 58th NATO
    seminar Rose Road to be held in Baku on November 25-27. L.V.—0--

    ************************************************** *******************

    --Boundary_(ID_jTMrGQr2yUfpnGP+EKXEjg)--
Working...
X