BRITISH COUNCIL CELEBRATES 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS OPERATION IN ARMENIA>armradio.am>11.09.2007 17:55>>The British Council is celebrating the 5th anniversary of its operation>in Armenia and on this occasion a number of events will be organized>in September. One of the most important events is the Education Fair>to be held on 12 September, 2007 in Ani Plaza Hotel.>>For five consecutive years the British Council has been trusted to>administer high-profile UK scholarship and fellowship schemes such as>the Chevening Scholarship programme funded by the Foreign Commonwealth>Office and the John Smith Fellowship Scheme funded by the John Smith>Memorial Trust.>>An education fair will be organized to present the outlines of the>programmes, their requirements and selection procedures. The speeches>will be delivered by His Excellency the Ambassador of the United>Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Armenia and by an>honored guest Lord McCluskey from the John Smith Memorial Trust.>>During the event an award ceremony will be held to officially announce>the 2007-08 Chevening Scholars from Armenia.>>>OSKANYAN RECEIVES BARONESS COX>Panorama.am>20:54 10/09/2007>>Today Armenian foreign minister Vardan Oskanyan received a delegation>from the British House of Lords led by Baroness Caroline Cox. We note>that the baroness took part in the September 7 inauguration ceremonies>of newly-elected president Bako Sahakyan in Karabakh.>>The foreign ministry's news department thanked Baroness Cox for her>work in obtaining international recognition for Karabakh over the>years, and for the peaceful solution to the conflict.>>At the request of the guests, Oskanyan told the current state of>Armenian-Turkish relations as well as Armenia's efforts concerning>international recognition of the Armenian Genocide. The delegation>from Great Britain also included House of Lords member Sir David Alton.>>>CIGARETTE PACKS TO HAVE LARGER WARNING NOTICES FROM 2008>ARMENPRESS>Sep 12, 2007>>YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, ARMENPRESS: Under a new law on restricting the>sale, consumption and use of tobacco products in Armenia, enforced>on March 2, 2005, warning labels on cigarette packs will become>mandatory in 2008. They will have to cover some 30 percent of the>pack's space. Cigarette advertising will be outlawed by 2010.>>This is a requirement of the European Union's Framework Convention>on Tobacco control (FCTC), ratified by the Armenian parliament and>signed into law by the president of the country.>>The law prohibits smoking in any public transport system, and in all>cultural, educational and health institutions.>>Alexander Bazarjian, coordinator of an anti-smoking program of the>health ministry, told Armenpress the government released 200 million>Drams for 2006 and 2007 to fight against smoking. He said some 30-40>non-governmental organizations were selected through competitions to>carry out anti-smoking campaigns.>>According to recent statistics, about 65 percent of Armenian men are>smokers, a higher percentage than any country in Europe. The number>of women and especially teenage smokers has registered an increase>in recent years, as has the production and import of cigarettes.>>>GERMANY GAVE 80 MILLION EUROS TO ARMENIA>Lragir.am>12-09-2007 17:05:53>>Today the Armenian minister of finance and economy Vardan Khachatryan>and Rolf Baldus, a senior official of the German ministry of economic>cooperation and development, signed a memorandum. The German government>will provide 79.5 million euros to Armenia in 2007-2008.>>According to the minister of finance and economy, 4 million is a grant,>6 million is a mortgage loan, 29 million will be provided for the>modernization of the water power plant on the Vorotan river. 14.5>million is a soft loan for 40 years. The rest is a commercial loan>for 15 years. 14 million will be spent on the reconstruction of the>second high-voltage substation of Gyumri.>>>2800 PIGS KILLED>Panorama.am>16:32 12/09/2007>>Today's data says 2800 pigs with "African plague" were killed>in the republic. Most pigs are killed in the region of Tavush>(about 1500) followed by region of Lory (1200), Gevorg Tovmasyan,>veterinary inspection deputy head, told Panorama.am. In his words,>quarantine is announced only in these two regions so far. He said>quarantine was not announced in Spitak, Stepanavan of Lory and in the>region of Tashir since infection was not detected there. He also said>infection was detected in Yerevan and Village Burastan Ararat region>with restrictions imposed.