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PACE RESOLUTION ON NAGORNY KARABAKH CANNOT HAVE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES ON KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT, BUT IT COULD HAVE POLITICAL INFLUENCE ON IT

YEREVAN, JANUARY 26. ARMINFO. PACE resolution on Nagorny Karabakh cannot have any legal consequences on the process of settlement of Karabakh conflict, however, it could have political influence on it as it shows the official position of PACE. Mher Shahgeldyan, Head of the Parliamentary Commission for Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs, Vice Chairman of "Orinats Yerkir" party told ARMINFO commenting on PACE resolution on Nagorny Karabakh adopted the day before.

He noted that there are numerous provisions in the document undesirable for the Armenian party. At the same time, the statements proceeded from its interests are also included there. According to him, a provision verifying that "the territory can get independence if its population reaches it on the basis of democratic processes" is among them. The people of Nagorny Karabakh got its independence just in a democratic way, he noted. "Besides, it is said in the document that no decision can be imposed on the people of Nagorny Karabakh, which is also within the interests of Armenian side, M. Shahgeldyan added.

BOARD OF BLOC OF NATIONAL DEMOCRATS PARTY CENSURES ACTIONS OF ITS ACTIVIST

YEREVAN, JANUARY 26. ARMINFO. The Board of the Bloc of National Democrats party led by MP Arshak Sadoyan met today to censure the actions of its activist Vardan Grigoryan who called a special meeting Tuesday to discuss Sadoyan's statements which in his opinion had discredited the Justice bloc and his party.

The Board said that it was puzzled by Grigoryan's actions especially as he failed to explain when and where Sadoyan said words discrediting the Justice bloc but refused to take his words back and left the meeting.

Grigoryan refused to comment on the incident to ARMINFO too saying only that he left the meeting "because of insurmountable disagreement with some of the Board members."

THREE QUAKES CAUSE CASUALTIES IN TURKEY

YEREVAN, JANUARY 26. ARMINFO. Three earthquakes caused human casualties and destructions in Turkey Tuesday.

The National Service of Seismic Protection of the Emergency Department of Armenia reports that the quakes took place 15 km north-west of Akkari 7:24, 8:35 and 8:44 PM their magnitude being 4.6, 4.4 and 5.5 points in the town and 6, 6 and 8 points (12-point MSC-64 scale) in the epicenter respectively. 2 people were killed, 22 wounded

RUSSIAN SKIERS TO RIVAL FOR GERMANY WORLD CUP IN ARMENIA

YEREVAN, JANUARY 26. ARMINFO. Who will represent Russia at the FIS Nordic Skiing World Championship 2005 in Oberstdorf (Germany) Feb 16-27 will be determined during the qualification training in Tsagkadzor, Armenian ski resort located 1,845 m above sea level.

The conditions here are very much like those on the Olympic ski tracks in Torino (Italy).

Now the Russian team is in Armenia to start the qualification Feb 2.

ARMENIA's AUTHORITIES DO NOT REACT TO REQUEST OF MOLOKANS COMMUNITY OF YEREVAN

YEREVAN, JANUARY 26. ARMINFO. The authorities of Armenia do not give a positive answer to the request of members of Molokans community of Yerevan to allot them a 1-1,5 ha of land for construction of a village of Sloboda, Head of the Fund of Assistance to Russian Compatriots Ivan Semyonov told ARMINFO.

He said that the members of Molokans community made a request to Armenia's President Robert Kocharyan and to Mayor of Yerevan Yervand Zakharyan. They received an answer only from the Yerevan municipality. "Molokans were proposed to watch announcements in Armenian newspapers on auctions for sale of land and to participate in them", informed I. Semyonov, adding that Molokans have no funds to buy the land.

Molokans also addressed to the Speaker of Armenia's National Assembly Artur Baghdasaryan.

To note, in the beginning of 1990s' about 51,000 Russians were living in Armenia, half of them of Molokanian religion. Only 5,000 Molokans are living in Armenia nowadays, of them 2,000 in Yerevan.

REPRESENTATIVE OF RUSSIA'S "RODINA" BLOC BLAMES PACE MEMBERS FOR USING DUAL STANDARDS

YEREVAN, JANUARY 26. ARMINFO. Representative of the bloc "Rodina" of the State Duma of Russian Federation Natalya Narochinskaya blamed members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for using dual standards.

Radio Liberty reports, Tuesday, during the PACE sitting Narochinskaya, in particular, stated that when the matter concerns Kosovo, PACE permits the possibility of gaining independence. At the same time, in the case with Nagorny Karabakh PACE stressed the necessity of protection of territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, The Russian MP noted.

HEADLINES OF FEBRUARY 26 JANUARY

ARMENIA TO BE HARDLY PUSHED TO REVOLUTION IN NEAR FUTURE: RUSSIAN POLITOLOGIST

AZERI HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST ADVOCATES PEOPLE'S DIPLOMACY BETWEEN AZERBAIJAN AND ARMENIA

ARMENIAN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT GENERATES 2.4 BLN KW/H IN 2004

RUSSIAN EMBASSY IN ARMENIA PLANS EVENTS TO CELEBRATE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF WWII VICTORY

DEPUTY NKR FM MEETS WITH EMPLOYEES OF OFFICE OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF OSCE CHAIRMAN-IN-OFFICE

ARMENIA's PRESIDENT's FORTHCOMING VISIT TO ITALY WILL BE SIGNIFICANT STIMULUS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ARMENIAN-ITALIAN RELATIONS: MARCO KLEMENTE

186 HOUSES WERE RECONSTRUCTED IN VILLAGE OF NERKIN KARMIR AGHBYUR

ANELIK BANK PLANS AN INCREASE OF PRIVATE TRANSFER THROUGH ITS OWN INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT SYSTEM "ANELIK" TO $1 BLN BY THE END OF 2005

COUNCIL OF EUROPE PLAYS SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN ASSISTANCE TO DEMOCRATIC REFORMS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN AND GEORGIA

OSCE MINSK GROUP MUST NOT BE CALLED FOR ACTIVITY, IT IS SOMETIMES EVEN MORE ACTIVE THAN THE CONFLICTING PARTIES: RUSSIAN CO-CHAIRMAN OF OSCE MINSK GROUP

RUBEN SHUGARIAN: AS REGARDS DEVELOPMENT LEVEL RELATIONS ARMENIA-NATO KEEP PACE WITH RELATIONS OF GEORGIA AND AZERBAIJAN WITH NATO

ANELIK BANK AND EUROBANK PROLONG PROGRAM ON CREDITING OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SCALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN ARMENIA

ARMENIA SHOULD BETTER THINK OF INTERMEDIATE FORM OF TRADE REGIME WITH THE EU SO FAR, DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER OF ARMENIA

PARTICIPATION OF ARMENIA IN BLACK SEA ECONOMIC COOPERATION OF MULTI-ASPECT NATURE: ROUBEN SHOUGARYAN

IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE OF EU PROGRAM "NEW NEIGHBORHOOD POLICY" IS THE DEVIATION FROM PRINCIPLE OF PARITY

HEAD OF TAXATION SERVICE OF ARMENIA: WE SHALL FOLLOW OUT THE TASKS SET BY PRESIDENT IN LEGALIZATION OF EMPLOYMENT MARKET

ISSUE OF RESUMPTION OF ACTIVITIES OF ARMENIA'S EMBASSY IN IRAQ WILL DEPEND ON FORTHCOMING ELECTIONS

TURKEY DOES NOT WANT TO DISCUSS ISSUE OF OPENING OF BORDERS WITH ARMENIA

RUBEN SHUGARIAN: DIALOGUE WITH ISRAEL IS BEING CONDUCTED ON QUITE REGULAR BASIS

GOVERNMENTAL DELEGATION OF ARMENIA HEADED BY PRIME MINISTER ANDRANIK MARGARYAN ARRIV ON A THREE-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT TO POLAND

FRICTIONS IN PARTIES INCLUDED IN OPPOSITION BLOC JUSTICE ORIGINATED FOR LACK OF A STRICT PROGRAM OF BLOC'S ACTIONS

PRESIDENTS OF ARMENIA AND NKR MEET

COMMUNISTS OF CIS COUNTRIES APPEAL PRESIDENTS OF THEIR STATES TO RECOGNIZE GENOCIDE OF ARMENIANS AT OFFICIAL LEVEL

PACE RESOLUTION ON NAGORNY KARABAKH IS PECULIAR WITH ITS SPECIAL SUBJECTIVITY: HEAD OF ARFD FACTION

PACE RESOLUTION ON NAGORNY KARABAKH DOES NOT SHOW POSITION AND DESIRE OF ARMENIAN PARTY IN ISSUE OF KARABAKH's CONFLICT SETTLEMENT: GALUST SAHAKYAN

REPRESENTATIVES OF INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION ORGANIZATION GRECO TO VISIT ARMENIA IN SECOND QUARTER OF 2005

IRANIAN AND ARMENIAN LABOR MINISTERS SIGN MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING MEMORANDUM

SEIRAN OHANYAN: WE ARE READY NOT ONLY TO DEFEND OURSELVES BUT ALSO TO LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL COUNTER-STROKES

GREECE DONATES $135,600 TO ARMENIA

TILL THE END OF FEB GOVERNMENTS OF ARMENIA AND GERMANY TO SIGN AGREEMENT WORTH A TOTAL OF 7.5 MLN EUR

ARMENIA PARTICIPATES IN NATO MILITARY EXERCISES "CMX-2005"

UNPRECEDENTED PROGRESS IN STRENGTHENING OF FRONT LINE OF KARABAKH AND AZERBAIJANI ARMED FORCES RECORDED IN 2004: NKR DEFENSE MINISTER

IN 2004, 151 EMPLOYEES WERE PUNISHED FOR VIOLATIONS OF LAW CONNECTED WITH CORRUPTION IN TAXATION SYSTEM OF ARMENIA

HAMLET GASPARIAN: REPORT OF ATKINSON IS UNFINISHED

ROBERT KOCHARYAN PRESENTS ILYA KLEBANOV WITH "ST. MESROP MASHTOTS" ORDER

IN 2004 NATIONAL AIR CARRIER OF ARMENIA, ARMAVIA, FULFILLED TRANSPORTED 430.9 THOUSAND PASSENGERS