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    ARKA News Agency
    25 Oct. 2004


    RA President meets with special representative of EU in South Caucasus

    EU policy regarding "New Neighbors" will positively affect Karabakh
    settlement

    American International Union on Healthcare completes its mission in
    Armenia

    Self-regulation of Mass Media in the Context of Freedom of Opinion
    Expression seminar takes place in Nagorno Karabakh

    Independent and free Nagorno Karabakh is the result of joint efforts of
    all Armenians

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    RA PRESIDENT MEETS WITH SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF EU IN SOUTH CAUCASUS

    YEREVAN, October 25. /ARKA/. RA President Robert Kocharian met today
    with Special Representative of EU in South Caucasus, Ambassador Heikki
    Talvite. According to the Press Service Department of Ra President, the
    sides discussed the policy of the European Union regarding the
    member-countries of Wider Europe/New Neighbors program. According to
    Kocharian, Armenia is ready to cooperate with EU in frames of the
    mentioned program; however it is necessary to clarify the substance of
    the "new neighborhood", as well as actions expected on the part of
    member-countries. The sides also discussed issues of Karabakh conflict
    settlement, process of honoring the commitments to the EC, reforms of
    Election Code of Armenia.
    Talvite arrived in Armenia from Baku and will leave for Georgia
    tomorrow. L.V.-0--

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    EU POLICY REGARDING "NEW NEIGHBORS" WILL POSITIVELY AFFECT KARABAKH
    SETTLEMENT

    YEREVAN, October 25. /ARKA/. EU policy regarding "New Neighbors" will
    positively affect Karabakh settlement, RA MFA told ARKA that it was
    noted that RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian and EU Special
    Representative to South Caucasus Heikke Talvitie at the meeting in
    Yerevan. The parties discussed report of Armenia in the frames of EU
    program and development of plan of activities. Oskanian represented
    position of Armenia in the issue of Turkish entry in EU. L.D. --0--

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    AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNION ON HEALTHCARE COMPLETES ITS MISSION IN
    ARMENIA

    YEREVAN, October 25. /ARKA/. American International Union on Healthcare
    completes its mission in Armenia, the press release provided to ARKA by
    USAID and AIHA says. In accordance to that the meeting of AIHA will
    take place on Oct 26-27 in Yerevan.
    Note since 1992 ÀIHA (American International Health Alliance) provided
    financial support to more than 80 partner programs in the field of
    healthcare in SUA, CIS states and Europe. Since 2001 AIHA realized in
    Armenia 5 programs. L.D. --0--

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    SELF-REGULATION OF MASS MEDIA IN THE CONTEXT OF FREEDOM OF OPINION
    EXPRESSION SEMINAR TAKES PLACE IN NAGORNO KARABAKH

    STEPANAKERT, October 25. /ARKA/. Self-regulation of Mass Media in the
    Context of Freedom of Opinion Expression seminar took place in Nagorno
    Karabakh, organized by the press club of Stepanakert in frames of
    Strengthening of Democracy in South Caucasus through freedom of Speech
    project. The project is implemented by Article 19 international
    organization with the financial assistance of Open Society Institute.
    According to ARKA own journalist in Stepanakert the participants of the
    seminar also discussed issues of mass media self-regulation, basic
    norms of Ethics Code of journalists of Karabakh, freedom of information
    and State secret, copyright and plagiarism, problems of journalist
    solidarity and press accountability.
    A council was elected from the representatives of various state and
    independent mass media, which will develop and present for discussion
    the Ethics Code of a Karabakh journalist in the near future. L.V. -0--

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    INDEPENDENT AND FREE NAGORNO KARABAKH IS THE RESULT OF JOINT EFFORTS OF
    ALL ARMENIANS

    STEPANAKERT, October 25. /ARKA/. Independent and free Nagorno Karabakh
    is the result of joint efforts of Armenians of Karabakh, Armenia and
    Diaspora. According to the Press Service department of NKR, this was
    stated by Ashot Ghulyan, the NKR Foreign Minister at the reception in
    Armenian Embassy in Washington. According to him, the authorities of
    Karabakh are ready to discuss all the issues connected with conflict
    settlement and regional cooperation.
    Ashot Ghulyan, NKR Foreign Minister arrived with a visit in the United
    States of America on October 19-24. The Minister conducted meetings in
    US Congress, with collaborators of Hai Dat office of Armenian National
    Committee of America (ANCA), Ross Vartyan, the Executive Director of
    Armenian Assembly of America (AAA), Harold Saunders, Director of
    International Affairs at Kettering Foundation. Ghulyan also spoke in
    the Center for National and International Studies in Washington. -0--

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