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    ARMENIAN LEADER TO LIFT RESTRICTIONS ON MEDIA UNDER EMERGENCY RULE

    Mediamax
    March 12 2008
    Armenia

    Yerevan, 12 March: Armenian President Robert Kocharyan stated in
    Yerevan today that he does not see any reasons toprolong the effect
    of the state of emergency.

    Mediamax reports that, talking with journalists today, the president
    stated that in the whole period of the state of emergency effect no
    cases of violation of the given order were registered, "the situation
    in Yerevan is calm andfully controllable".

    The decree on imposing a state of emergency in Yerevan up till 20
    March was signed by the Armenian president on 1March.

    Robert Kocharyan informed that today or tomorrow he will sign a decree
    on mitigating the limitations for the work of media, implemented in
    connection with the state of emergency.

    According to the president, the decree will clearly determine the
    actions, which the media will have to refrain from,in particular,
    from publication of deliberately false and provocative information.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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