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	Encyclopedia: Armenia
		The Republic of Armenia, or Armenia (Armenian: ÕÕ¡ÕµÕ¡Õ½Õ¿Õ¡Õ¶, Hayastan, ÕÕ¡ÕµÖ, Hayq), is a landlocked country in the southern Caucasus, between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east and Iran (Persia) and the Nakhichevan exclave of Azerbaijan to the south.
		Kotayk is one of the provinces of Armenia.
		Vayots Dzor is one of the provinces of Armenia.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Armenia (9312 words)

	Armenia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Armenia is a member of the Council of Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States and for centuries has been on the crossroads between West and East.
		Armenia was a regional empire with a rich culture in the years leading up to the 1st Century, spanning from the shores of the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea during the rule of Tigranes the Great.
		Armenia is a landlocked country in Asia Minor, between the Black and the Caspian Seas, bordered on the north and east by Georgia and Azerbaijan and on the south and west by Iran and Turkey.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/A/Armenia.htm (2043 words)

	CHARLES BRAY's Armeni Journal
		In February 2nd 1998, the president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan is facing possible political downfall after a stormy day which saw the resignation of his Foreign Minister Alexander Arzumanayan and the defection of around 50 deputies from his governing party in parliament to the opposition.
		Armenia alleges that the Young Turks, in 1915 the dominant party in the Ottoman Empire, systematically arranged the deportation and killing of 1.5 million Armenians.
		President Kocharyan is a former president of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
	www.greatestcities.com /users/cbray5003/Asia/Armenia (5401 words)

	Armenia-Elections 2003
		Spring 2003 Parliamentary elections in Armenia brought into focus the most active political parties in Armenia, that besides public funding allocated to them by law were also capable of generating enough financial support to achieve victory in the elections.
		Armenia's political opposition that holds 26 seats in the Armenia's Parliament became the minority in the newly elected legislative body.
		Armenia's political opposition is lead by the Justice Block (uniting half a dozen political parties under the leadership of Stephan Demirchyan with 17 seats in the Parliament) and National Unity Party (with 9 seats in the Parliament lead by Artashes Geghamyan).
	www.angelfire.com /ex/euroasia/Armelect.html (781 words)

	FACT SHEET: ARMENIA
		Armenia, accordingly, is the most ethnically homogenous state of all the former republics of the Soviet Union.
		President Clinton continues the policy of giving humanitarian aid to Armenia and is actively seeking, through the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe to bring peace between Azerbaijan and Armenian-inhabited Mountainous Karabagh.
		Armenia was the first country to accept Christianity as the state religion, in 301 A.D. It has remained Christian from that time in spite of numerous conquests and persecutions.
	www.umd.umich.edu /dept/armenian/facts/armenia.html (1022 words)

	Remarks with Armenian President Kocharian and Azerbaijani President Aliyev, Key West Peace Talks
		All the OSCE member-states, with the exception of the Republic of Armenia, supported three main principles of the settlement, which ensured the territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan, granting the highest degree of self-rule for the Nagorno-Karabakh within Azerbaijan, with security guarantees for its whole population.
		During our dialogue with the President of Armenia, we were mainly engaged in a search for mutual acceptable compromises for a peaceful resolution of the conflict and establishing a lasting peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
		Armenia by all means tries to seize part of the territory of Azerbaijan, annex it, or gain the status of independence for the Nagorno-Karabakh.
	www.state.gov /secretary/former/powell/remarks/2001/1931.htm (2603 words)

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	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/p/pr/index.html (190 words)

	JURIST - Armenia: Armenian Law, Legal Research, Human Rights
		Armenia has a Constitution that provides for the separation of powers; however, the directly elected President has extensive powers of appointment and decree that are not balanced by the legislature or an independent judiciary.
		Under the Constitution, the Council of Justice, headed by the President, the Procurator General, and the Justice Minister, appoints and disciplines judges for the tribunal courts of first instance, review courts, and the Court of Appeals.
		In June Parliament approved a proposal initiated by the President to declare an amnesty which resulted in the release of nearly 1,250 prisoners serving sentences of up to 5 years or kept in detention pending trial; approximately 310 additional prisoners had their prison terms curtailed.
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /world/armenia.htm (635 words)

	Armenian presidential elections 1998 - ARMENPRESS Coverage - April 9, 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		The message particularly says that by voting for Robert Kocharian's Presidency the Armenian nation rejected the political-economic dictate of the foreign geopolitical forces and disapproved the Brezhnev-era policy of Karen Demirchian which might lead, consciously or unconsciously, to the gradual decrease of the Armenian independent statehood.
		Armenia should be a home not only for Armenians but also for all the ethnic minorities living in Armenia.
		Armenia should be a holy motherland for all the Armenians, and its victory should be their victory, its future - their future.
	www.asbarez.com /aol/election98/98040904.htm (1723 words)

	ARMENIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Their calculations that a blockade of Armenia would mean that our economic and social conditions would plummet while their oil-based economy would grow have proven misguided and misinformed.
		The survivors of the Genocide and their descendants are helping build a democratic Armenia, committed to a future, without forgetting the past.
		When Sergio Vieira de Mello was in Armenia several years ago, he came looking for ways to minimize the pain and suffering of Armenian refugees forced to flee their homes in Azerbaijan's Baku and Sumgait.
	www.un.org /webcast/ga/58/statements/armeeng030925.htm (1460 words)

	President of Armenia bans leading opposition party (hist 004)
		The authorities of Armenia, in particular the office of the president, seeking to secure and then legitimize a halting of ARF activities, utilizing fabricated and tampered documents, and by purposefully misinterpreting seized documents, they are attempting to discredit the party, its leadership, and those dedicated to the nation, before its members and the Armenian people.
		The present regime, with the President of the Republic of Armenia at its head, has used all the resources provided by the machinery of the state; moreover, it has concentrated power by bringing the legislative and judicial branches of government under its control.
		The President's decree based on unfounded charges and the Supreme Court ruling effectively ban the leading opposition party from taking part in the parliamentary elections of Armenia, to be held by May, 1995.
	www.arf.am /English/history/004history.htm (2187 words)

	CNN - Armenia's president declares mourning period - October 28, 1999
		YEREVAN, Armenia (CNN) -- Armenia's president has declared three days of mourning as the nation tries to recover from the deaths of the prime minister and seven others killed by gunmen who stormed parliament on Wednesday.
		Armenia, like many ex-Soviet republics, has been mired in economic chaos for years, stuck between the failed Soviet system and largely unsuccessful efforts to build a market economy.
		Armenia now must begin replacing government leaders killed in the parliament shootings, including the prime minister and parliament speaker.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/europe/9910/28/armenia.03 (863 words)

	September, 20-25 \| Alexander Lukashenko Congratulates President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan and Supreme Patriarch and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Alexander Lukashenko Congratulates President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan and Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of all Armenians Garegin II September, 20-25
		Alexander Lukashenko Congratulates President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan and Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of all Armenians Garegin II http://www.president.gov.by/
		President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has extended congratulations to President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan and Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II on Armenia’s national holiday – the Independence Day.
	www.president.gov.by /print/eng/president/news/archive/septemb2004/20-25/ne2109-1.html (125 words)

	Armenia
		Armenia is located in the southern Caucasus and is the smallest of the former Soviet republics.
		From the 16th century through World War I major portions of Armenia were controlled by their most brutal invader, the Ottoman Turks, under whom the Armenians experienced discrimination, religious persecution, heavy taxation, and armed attacks.
		Armenia declared its independence from the collapsing Soviet Union on Sept. 23, 1991.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107292.html (814 words)

	Armenian presidential elections 1998 - Noyan Tapan daily coverage - 9 April 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		President of Armenia swore on the Constitution of Armenia and a manuscript of the Bible of the Virgin of VIIth century:
		The early presidential election in Armenia "may be called election with big reservations, but to call it free and fair election under these circumstances is a simple absurdity," Movses Shahverdian, chairman of the Socialist Party of Armenia (SPA) Central Committee, said at a meeting with journalists on April 8.
		The President noted that the strong statehood and full exercise of constitutional freedoms and rights of citizens would be noticeable only when well-developed educational and science systems are operating and when medical services are available for everyone.
	www.asbarez.com /aol/election98/98040906.htm (2119 words)

	BISNIS Hosts Vahram Nercissiantz, Chief Economic Advisor to the President of Armenia
		Vahram Nercissiantz, Chief Economic Advisor to the President of Armenia.
		Nercissiantz emphasized that Armenia’s privatized economy coupled with its small, yet stable banking system has allowed Armenia to established a framework where western ideals of private enterprise can flourish.
		Nercissiantz gave assurances that the only role Armenia wants to play in the energy sector is strictly regulatory and that proceeds from privatization efforts are primarily being used to bridge financing commitments.
	www.bisnis.doc.gov /bisnis/bisdoc/010523nercevt.htm (470 words)

	Pravda.RU Russian-Armenian Long-Term Treaty On Economic Co-Operation Signed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Armenia is Russia's main strategic partner in Transcaucasia, therefore the first visit of the Russian head of state to that country "is of special significance for Russian policies in the region." A statement to this effect was made for RIA Novosti by Sergei Prikhodko, deputy chief of the Russian president's administration.
		Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Robert Kocharyan of Armenia are having an informal summit in the Armenian presidential country residence on the picturesque Lake Sevan.
		Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Robert Kocharyan of Armenia opened an informal summit in the Armenian presidential country residence on the picturesque Lake Sevan.
	english.pravda.ru /cis/2001/09/15/15264.html (1539 words)

	Judiciary - Government - Armenia - Asia
		Armenia also has a Constitutional Court, which is charged with ensuring that legislative decisions and presidential decrees are consistent with the constitution.
		Of the Constitutional Court’s nine members, five are appointed by the president and four by the National Assembly.
		The president of Armenia heads the Council of Justice.
	www.countriesquest.com /asia/armenia/government/judiciary.htm (134 words)

	Caucasus Region Country Analysis Brief (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Armenia and Georgia are relatively small producers and consumers of energy, however important oil and gas transit routes cross these countries.
		Armenia has privatized much of its electricity industry, and much of the country's distribution network (map shown here) is either owned or operated by foreign investors.
		The European Union (EU), however, is pressuring Armenia to shut the plant earlier, as it considers Metsamor to be a safety risk due to flaws in the plant's Soviet-designed reactors and the region's seismic activity.
	www.eia.doe.gov /emeu/cabs/caucasus.html (2454 words)

	Institute for War and Peace Reporting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		As far as anyone knows, Ter-Petrosian, independent Armenia's first president from 1991 to 1998, is busy writing a monograph on the relations between the Armenians and the Crusaders.
		The party was the first in Armenia to form a special election team to coordinate its plans for next year's parliamentary and presidential ballot.
		When he said in 1997 that he would take the decision to stand again for the post of president only if 'we the whole people ask him to do so' he was not joking, as many thought at the time.
	www.iwpr.net /index.pl?archive/cau/cau_200208_144_3_eng.txt (1332 words)

	PanARMENIAN.Net: Armenian News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		President Robert Kocharian said today, speaking at "Armenia Investor Conference 2001" business forum in New York, that the list of foreign companies entering the Armenian market is persistently expanding.
		President of Armenia Robert Kocharian said today, speaking at "Armenia Investor Conference 2001" business forum in New York, that Armenia will become full member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) before the end of the year.
		President of Armenia Robert Kocharian said today, speaking at "Armenia Investor Conference 2001" business forum in New York, that given the positive trends in resolving the Karabakh conflict, the obstacle of Armenia's unimpeded communications, caused by the blockade by Turkey and Azerbaijan, will soon be removed.
	panarmenian.net /news/eng/?date=2001-5-10 (578 words)

	BBC News \| Analysis \| Robert Kocharian - Armenia's new president?
		The new president of Armenia looks set to become Robert Kocharian, the current prime minister.
		At the beginning of the election campaign there was controversy as to whether he should be allowed to stand: he had only just acquired an Armenian passport and still said he was a citizen of Nagorno Karabakh.
		It was clear from the start that he had powerful backers: the army, Armenia's best-organized party, the Dashnaks, as well as the many voters who are passionate about the Karabakh issue.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/analysis/newsid_72000/72058.stm (535 words)

	Speech of president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan at the ceremony of the commemoration of the deceased.
		Speech of president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan at the ceremony of the commemoration of the deceased.
		Armenia, all the Armenian people have suffered an enormous grief.
		Farewell speech of President Robert Kocharyan at Yerablur, near the grave of Vazgen Sargsyan.
	www.internews.am /projects/archive/events/english/kocharyan-pokh.htm (562 words)

	France-diplomatie [Diplomatic News] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		Kotcharian will see the president on February 12 and the meeting will be followed by a state dinner.
		President Chirac and President Kotcharian will open an exhibition on February 13 entitled, Ani, capital of Armenia in the year 1000.
		Armenia's relations with the European Union in the context of the partnership and cooperation agreement, its candidacy for the WTO and regional issues will also be addressed.
	www.diplomatie.gouv.fr /actu/articletxt.gb.asp?ART=10452 (378 words)

	IranExpert: Armenian president: Iran-Armenia gas pipeline will benefit
		Russian companies, which are seriously represented in the Armenian energy system, will get dividends from the construction of the Iran-Armenia gas pipeline, President Robert Kocharyan of Armenia said in an interview with the Public Television of the republic.
		Armenia will use Russian gas for domestic consumption because Russian gas is cheaper.
		The president of Armenia was the first head of state to visit Russia after the May 7 inauguration of President Vladimir Putin, which, he thinks, "points to the depth and warmth in Russo-Armenian relations."
	www.iranexpert.com /2004/armenia21may.htm (407 words)

	On September 5 The RA President To Leave For Poland With An Official Visit - Armenia Diaspora Conference Official Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		According to the RA President's Press Service Department, meetings with the President of Poland, the Leadership of Sejm and Senate as well as the Prime Minister of Poland are planned within the framework of the visit.
		Also, Bilateral agreements on military cooperation and joint fight against organized crime as well as a memorandum on cooperation between the Union of SME of Poland and the RA Ministry of Trade and Economic Development are to be signed.
		The main goal of the visit of the Polish delegation to Armenia, which will last till September 7, is to stimulate the development of intergovernmental relations, define the priority directions and tasks for the economic cooperation between the two countries, as well as exchange opinions regarding the most actual goals of an international interest.
	www.armeniadiaspora.com /js04/040903poland.html (312 words)

	President.AM [News Server] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		By the invitation of the President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias, on November 9 President Robert Kocharian will leave for Greece on a state visit.
		The delegation headed by President Kocharian comprises Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Transportation and Communications, and Agriculture, member of the National Assembly, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations Armen Roustamian, Ambassador of Armenia to Greece, and other officials.
		The main purpose of the visit is to foster the bilateral relations, set priority directions for the development of the Armenian-Greek economic cooperation, as well as to exchange views on the issues of mutual interest.
	news.president.am (256 words)

	President.AM [News Server] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
		That is to say the Republic of Azerbaijan insists that negotiations be conducted with the Republic of Armenia, and in fact, on these negotiations Armenia represents also the NKR.
		The educational level in Armenia as well as in Estonia is very high and for this reason we have good opportunities for cooperation in the areas of information technology and technology and science.
		Outside Armenia live more Armenians than in Armenia proper, and as a rule our communities are integrated in the societies of the countries they live in, they live the life of these countries, and are dedicated to these countries.
	news.president.am /eng?sub=press&id=84&year=2004 (1625 words)

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