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    ARKA News Agency
    Nov 29 2004


    International Red Cross Committee conducts in Yerevan round table on
    antipersonnel mines problem

    Sitting of commission on preparation to celebration of 1600th
    anniversary of creation of Armenian written language takes place in
    Yerevan

    Trade turnover between Armenia and Korea makes $6,5 mln in 4 years

    Iran-Armenia gas pipeline construction to start on November 30

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    INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS COMMITTEE CONDUCTS IN YEREVAN ROUND TABLE ON
    ANTIPERSONNEL MINES PROBLEM

    YEREVAN, November 29. /ARKA/. International Red Cross Committee
    conducted in Yerevan round table on antipersonnel mines problem.
    Round table is dedicated to first summit `World without Mines' that
    will take place in Nov 29 - Dec 3 in Nairobi the capital of Kenia.
    During round table the participants discussed issues of effect of
    mines on citizens in risk area and role of mass media in covering the
    problem of mines.
    According to IRCC Advisor to Caucasus Region at the Line of Mines
    Becky Thomson, joining of Armenia to Convention on prohibition of use
    and production of antipersonnel mines adopted in 1997 in Ottawa will
    become important step of Armenian Government. Thomson informed that
    at present the convention is ratified by 143 states, including four
    CIS countries - Belarus, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Moldova. At
    this, more than 37 million mines were terminated.
    The Head of IRCC Delegation to Armenia Peter Krakoling stated that
    IRCC can only lobby the adoption of the convention, but does not
    conduct special negotiations with RA Government in this direction.
    L.D. --0--

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    SITTING OF COMMISSION ON PREPARATION TO CELEBRATION OF 1600TH
    ANNIVERSARY OF CREATION OF ARMENIAN WRITTEN LANGUAGE TAKES PLACE IN
    YEREVAN

    YEREVAN, November 29. /ARKA/. Sitting of commission on preparation to
    celebration of 1600th anniversary of creation of Armenian written
    language took place in Yerevan, RA Government press office told ARKA.
    It was noted during the sitting that the holiday activities should be
    all-national. The parties stressed the necessity of conduction of
    activities during the whole anniversary year. Celebration will be
    finished in Oct 2005.
    Working group on development of complex program of activities must
    represent it by Dec 15, 2004. L.D. --0--

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    TRADE TURNOVER BETWEEN ARMENIA AND KOREA MAKES $6,5 MLN IN 4 YEARS

    YEREVAN, November 29. /ARKA/. The trade turnover between Armenia and
    Korea made $6,5 mln in 4 years, of which $1 mln fell to export from
    Armenia and $5,5 - to import, as stated Vahagn Movsisyan, the Head of
    Armenian Development Agency. He said that the export mainly includes
    paper and aluminum, as well as optical and photo equipment. The
    imported products are tobacco, non-organic chemical compounds,
    nuclear reactors and equipment, electric machinery, pharmaceutical
    and plastic production.
    In his turn, Lee Kwang-Hee, the Director of the Trade department of
    Korean Embassy in RF, the President of Korean Trade Center in Moscow
    noted that, trade turnover between Armenia and Korea made $2,7 mln in
    11993, and in 2003 - $3,7 mln, thus demonstrating the tendencies of
    growth.
    However, according to the data of 9 months 2004, the trade turnover
    decreased up to $2 mln, due to almost 50% reduction tobacco and
    textile production to Armenia. He noted that the main share of the
    export from Korea to Armenia falls to boilers and conditioners, at
    that only in 2004 the volume of boiler deliveries grew by 400% as
    compared to the same period of 2003. At that, he mentioned that the
    import from Armenia to Korea is focused on three types of products -
    transistor, components of biocurrent optical equipment and electric
    medical equipment. L.V.--0--

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    IRAN-ARMENIA GAS PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION TO START ON NOVEMBER 30

    YEREVAN, November 29. /ARKA/. Iran-Armenian gas pipeline construction
    will start on November 30, 2004, according to the Information and
    Public Relations Department of RA Government. On November 29, the
    delegation headed by Andranik Margaryan, the RA Prime Minister will
    leave for Syunik Marz to participate in arrangements on this event.
    According to the press release, The Head of the Armenian Government
    will also take part in opening of the second Iran-Armenia power
    transmission line on November 30.
    This event, very significant for the two countries will be also
    attended by the delegation of Islamic Republic of Iran, headed by
    Habibola Bitaraf, the Iranian Minister of Energy.
    On December 1, the Ministers of Energy of Armenia and Iran will
    discuss issues of bilateral cooperation in Yerevan. L.V. - 0--
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