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04YEREVAN2493
2004-11-17 13:27:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Yerevan
Cable title:  

GOAM MOVING TO RATIFY REVISED "ARTICLE 98"

Tags:  PREL PARM PGOV AM 
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171327Z Nov 04
UNCLAS YEREVAN 002493 

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DEPT FOR EUR/CACEN ESIDEREAS, FOR T JCORBETT

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PARM PGOV AM
SUBJECT: GOAM MOVING TO RATIFY REVISED "ARTICLE 98"
AGREEMENT "BY DECEMBER"


UNCLAS YEREVAN 002493

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

DEPT FOR EUR/CACEN ESIDEREAS, FOR T JCORBETT

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PARM PGOV AM
SUBJECT: GOAM MOVING TO RATIFY REVISED "ARTICLE 98"
AGREEMENT "BY DECEMBER"



1. (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect
accordingly.


2. (SBU) Foreign Minister Oskanian's senior advisor told us
November 17 that the GOAM is moving to ratify the revised
"Article 98" agreement. The interagency review process is
complete and the signed agreement is with President
Kocharian, who is expected to forward the revised version to
the Constitutional Court for consideration within the next
two weeks. (Note: President Kocharian is currently on a
four-day trip to Germany. End Note.) The MFA expects
smooth sailing and anticipates that the National Assembly
will ratify the agreement by mid-December, but certainly no
later than the end of the year.
EVANS