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    ARKA News Agency
    Sept 15 2004


    Guilty of failure of Armenian team at summer Olympics in Athens must
    be called to account

    Ambassador of Great Britain to Armenia to visit Gyumri on September
    20

    Kilikia Armenian vessel arrives in Lebanon

    Issues of strengthening inter-parliamentary ties discussed by
    Armenian Speaker and vice-Speaker of Italian Senate

    The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CIS discuss in Astana the issues
    of activating the co-operation and business relations

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    GUILTY OF FAILURE OF ARMENIAN TEAM AT SUMMER OLYMPICS IN ATHENS MUST
    BE CALLED TO ACCOUNT

    YEREVAN, September 15. /ARKA/. Guilty of failure of Armenian team at
    summer Olympics in Athens must be called to account, RA Minister of
    Regional Administration and Infrastructure Coordniation Hovik
    Abrahamian stated today. At this he added that the Government does
    not plan to rush in this issue and will study the situation in
    details, after which publicity will know on made decision. "We will
    by all means discuss this issue and make serious decision", he added.

    Armenian team consisting of 18 sportsmen could not win any medals at
    the Olympics in Athens. L.D. --0--

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    AMBASSADOR OF GREAT BRITAIN TO ARMENIA TO VISIT GYUMRI ON SEPTEMBER
    20

    YEREVAN, September, 15. /ARKA/. Thorda Abbott-Watt, the Extraordinary
    and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    to Armenia will visit Gyumri on September 20. According to the Public
    Relations Department of the Embassy, the purpose of her visit is to
    call on the Lord Byron School, where she will meet the director, Mr
    Harutyunian, and some of the school children. In frames of the visit,
    presentation will be given on the Embassy website to the Lord Byron
    School, introducing pupils to the activities of the Embassy and the
    vast amount of information that is available through the website. "We
    hope that this will not only enhance their knowledge of English but
    will also help them to find sources of useful information which will
    help them in their studies", says the press release.
    Also, a seminar for Shirak business representatives will be held on
    'How to find a business partner in the UK' and the www.tradeuk.com
    website will be presented, which provides a free internet service
    funded by the British Government to help businessmen to find products
    and services from UK companies
    The Lord Byron School was built with money provided by the British
    Government following the 1988 earthquake. L.V.--0--

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    KILIKIA ARMENIAN VESSEL ARRIVES IN LEBANON

    YEREVAN, September, 15. /ARKA/. Kilikia Armenian vessel arrived in
    Beirut. According to the Press Service Department of RA Ministry of
    Foreign Affairs, officials of Lebanon, in particular Ministers,
    Deputies, spiritual leaders, ambassadors, representatives of Armenian
    parties and organizations of Lebanon greeted the vessel in the port.
    In frames of the welcoming ceremony, the participants were presented
    a short excursus of the history vessel construction, as well as the
    aim of the voyage.
    Kilikia Armenian vessel, constructed by the analogy of Kilikian trade
    vessels of 13th century by the members of Hayas marine researches
    club. For first time in the last 800 years, starting from 13th
    century a ship with Armenian flag put out in the sea. The ship
    started from Batumi, and then headed for
    Sochi-Kaffu-Burgas-Istambul-Athens-Ayas-Beirut-Haifa-Alexandria-Iraklion-Dubrovnik-Venice-Messina-La-Valetta-Tunis-Rome.
    Then the ship will leave for
    Genoa-Marseilles-Bacelona-Kartagena-Gadiz-Lisb on-port La
    Corunia-San-Sebastian-La-Rochel-Brest-Kork-Dubl in-Portsmoth-Amsterdame.
    This was the route of Kilikian merchants who had close trade
    relations with the mentioned ports in the 13th century. L.V.--0--

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    ISSUES OF STRENGTHENING INTER-PARLIAMENTARY TIES DISCUSSED BY
    ARMENIAN SPEAKER AND VICE-SPEAKER OF ITALIAN SENATE

    YEREVAN, September 15. /ARKA/. Arthur Baghdasaryan, Armenian Speaker
    received members of Italian parliamentary delegation headed by
    Lamberto Dini, Deputy Chairman of Italian Senate. As Armenian
    Parliament Public Relations Department told ARKA, during the meeting
    the sides mentioned importance of strengthening inter-parliamentary
    ties, exchange of legal experience, particularly around electoral
    code, activity of local self-governance bodies, small and
    medium-sized business development. The side stressed cooperation of
    regions that can create new opportunities for development of small
    business and increasing foreign investments in Armenia. Baghdasaryan
    and Dini touched upon the issue of construction of Italian House in
    Armenia that would promote deepening of scientific-cultural and
    trade-economic issues, pointing out to development of
    Armenian-Italian relations in all spheres. The sides exchanged
    invitations for response visits. T.M. -0--

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    THE MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF CIS DISCUSS IN ASTANA THE ISSUES
    OF ACTIVATING THE CO-OPERATION AND BUSINESS RELATIONS

    YEREVAN, September 15. /ARKA/. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of
    CIS discussed in Astana the issues of activating the co-operation and
    business relations. According to RA MFA Press Service Department, in
    regard with this, the Board of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs
    approved some documents submitted to them, namely, the decision on
    further development of co-operation among CIS in opposing the threats
    to stability and safety in the light of documents signed in the
    frames of CIS, OSCE and UN, as well as intergovernmental program on
    using joint finances for combating organized crime in 2005-2007, the
    appeals of the Presidents of CIS to the peoples of CIS on the
    occasion of the 60th anniversary of the victory in WWII. In the
    course of the meeting, concepts of interregional co-operation among
    CIS as well as documents of organizational character in the area of
    education and information were approved.
    To remind, the session of the Board of Ministers of Foreign Affairs
    of CIS is held in the frames of the meeting of the Presidents of CIS
    in Astana. Vartan Oskanian, the RA Minister of Foreign Affairs
    participates in the session. A.H. --0--

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