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USA AMBASSADOR TO OSCE: RA GOVERNMENT HAS TO MAKE MORE EFFORTS TO
FIGHT TRAFFICKING
Yerevan, October 19. ArmInfo. RA Government has to make more efforts
to fight trafficking, the permanent Ambassador of the USA to OSCE,
Julie Finley, said at today's Yerevan seminar "National Program of
Strategy and Actions for Trafficking-Fight in Armenia".
According to her, it is already the second year Armenia, with a
second category, is reckoned among the countries in
trafficking-fight, which need special observance, and adequate
measures are to be developed to fight with this phenomenon as not to
fall under the third category. She added that Armenia has to develop
a new Plan of actions within the frames of the National Program since
the term of the present Plan expires in December, 2006. She noted
the development of the new Plan is a urgent issue. "The international
community is ready to assist Armenia, but the country's Government
has to be actively involved in this process as well", the diplomat
concluded.
To note, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine and
Uzbekistan, as well as Turkmenistan as a "special case" have also
fallen into the list of countries, besides Armenia, which need a
special observance. The countries, included in a special list,
undergo analysis again within the frames of n intermediate
assessment. The results of these assessments are to be presented to
the USA Congress no later than February 1, 2007. The country, which
fallen under the third category, is given three months to correct the
situation and to implement corresponding reforms. Upon the
established term expiration, if the situation does not change,
sanctions are applied to the country, like reduction of financial
assistance, including a military assistance.
HEADLINES OF OCTOUBER 20
OSCE OFFICE ORGANIZES WORKSHOP ON COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN ARMENIA
IF RUSSIA DEMANDS OF ARMENIA TO OBEDIENTLY FOLLOW ITS POLICY IN
RELATIONS WITH GEORGIA, IT HAS TO FULFILL SEVERAL CONDITIONS: LEADER
OF ARMENIAN MARXIST PARTY
INTERVIEW OF ARMENIAN PRESIDENT WITH AL-JAZEERA FAILURE OF COUNTRY'S
COMPLEMENTARY FOREIGN POLICY: LEADER OF ARMENIAN MARXIST PARTY
KAZAKH AMBASSADOR TO AZERBAIJAN: ISLAMIC COUNTRIES ALWAYS SUPPORT
AZERBAIJAN IN SETTLEMENT OF KARABAKH CONFLICT
AZERBAIJAN'S PRESIDENT THANKED AMBASSADORS OF ISLAMIC COUNTRIES FOR
SUPPORT IN NAGORNO KARABAKH ISSUE
JOURNALIST SEMINAR HELD IN AKHALTSIKHI FOR PROBLEMS OF NATIONAL
MINORITIES, LIVING IN GEORGIA
RA FM: AZERBAIJAN IS READY, AT ANY MOMENT, TO SIGN DOCUMENT FOR
SETTLEMENT OF KARABAKH PROBLEM, WHICH HAD BEEN ON NEGOTIATIONS TABLE
IN 1997
RA FM: RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IS NOT CONDITION FOR
ARMENIA-TURKEY RELATIONS ARRANGEMENT
GOVERNMENTAL DELEGATION TO VISIT KRASNODAR REGION
FOREIGN MINISTER OF RA AT THE UN CONFERENCE IN TORONTO, CANADA
ARMENIA TO REVIEW ITS POLICY ON RUSSIA: HEAD OF ARMENIAN PUBLIC
MOVEMENT
ANM TO RUN IN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2007 AS PART OF BLOC
PRESENT ATTITUDE TOWARDS PRESS IS CRITERIA FOR ASSESSING FUTURE
ELECTIONS
$809.3 MLN NEGATIVE TRADE BALANCE IN ARMENIA IN LATE SEPT 2006
12.5% ECONOMIC GROWTH IN ARMENIA IN JAN-SEPT 2006
'NEW TIMES' PARTY DEMAND RELEASE OF 'UNITED JAVAHKH' BLOC
REPRESENTATIVE
PRIME MINISTER OF RA MET WITH NEWLY APPOINTED AMBASSADOR OF
KAZAKHSTAN TO RA
A MEETING OF CHINESE MPs WITH THEIR COLLEAGUES IN ARMENIA
SPEAKER OF ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT RECEIVED DELEGATION OF CHINESE
PARLIAMENT
ARMENIAN, RUSSIAN AND TURKISH JOURNALISTS INTENDING TO ESTABLISH
NETWORK OF ECOLOGICAL JOURNALISTS OF REGION
ARMENIAN AND RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRIES HOLD CONSULTATIONS
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