BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from November 2009, page 2

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Dalai Lama, in Australia, highlights global warming.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Radio Australia, international service of the government-funded ABC, on 30 November The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, says he is encouraged that governments around the world are taking a greater interest in...

Missing US soldier's body found after 27 days in Afghan west - TV.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Afghan independent Tolo TV on 30 November The body of a [missing] US soldier has been found in the Balamorghab River in Badghis Province after 27 days. The Balamorghab District of Badghis Province security commander says...

Togolese youth hold rally to back President Faure Gnassingbe's candidacy in 2010.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Togolese government website republicoftogo.com on 30 November Several thousands of young men and women from 16 associations and movements held a rally on Saturday [28 November] at the Lome Municipal Stadium to demonstrate...

India: Court terminates arrested Mumbai attacker's lawyer.
November 30, 2009... Excerpt from report published by Indian news agency PTI Mumbai: The special trial court on 26/11 terror attacks in India's western city of Mumbai last year, terminated Pakistani gunman Ajmal Kasab's lawyer Abbas Kazmi on Monday, observing...

Speaker urges diplomatic ways to resolve Iran's nuclear issue.
November 30, 2009... Iranian parliament speaker has said that Iran's nuclear issue can be solved by diplomatic means. Dwelling on the issue, he said: "Therefore, we think that they have to give a guarantee that principles of the NPT are observed fairly and we...

Pakistan PM leaves on four-day visit to Germany, UK.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by official news agency Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) Islamabad, 30 November: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani on Monday [30 November] left here on a four-day official visit to Germany and United Kingdom. Talking...

Ivorian ruling party urges disarmament of New Forces before elections.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Ivorian newspaper L'Inter on 23 November [Statement: "End of Crisis: The FPI Demands Disarmament Before Elections"] Considering that the Ivorian Crisis was the result of the armed attack against the country carried out on...

Uruguay's Mujica gives victory speech, thanks contenders.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Argentine news agency Telam website Jose Mujica Addresses Supporters from the Columbia Hotel in Montevideo (elpais.com.uy, 29 Nov) Montevideo, 29 Nov (Telam) - Uruguayan President-elect Jose Mujica tonight called for the...

Russian Foreign Ministry press release on IAEA Iran resolution.
November 30, 2009... Text of "Press release Adoption by IAEA Board of Governors of a Resolution on Iran" in English by Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website on 30 November A meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors on 27 November passed a resolution on Iran....

Namibia poll agent reportedly commits suicide for leaking information.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Namibian radio on 30 November A SWAPO party polling station agent allegedly committed suicide for passing the party's confidential information to a wrong person at Ondjadjawe polling station in Indola constituency of the...

Namibian electoral commission announces first poll results.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Namibian radio on 30 November The election results for the Otjinene constituency in Namibia's eastern region of Omaheke were the first to be announced this morning. For the National Assembly elections the National Unity...

Vote counting said "progressing well" in Namibia elections.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Namibian radio on 29 November The Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) and the All People's Party have called on the electoral commission of Namibia's coordinator in the Kavango region [northern Namibia], Thomas Shapi, for...

Nigerian vice-president denies being under pressure to resign.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Nigerian state-owned NTA TV from Abuja on 28 November The office of Vice President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed dismay over today's headline story of The Punch Newspaper claiming that the vice president was under pressure...

Column urges Turkey to distance itself from Israel-Syria dispute.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Turkish newspaper Milliyet website on 29 November [Column by Semih Idiz: "Mediation Between Israel and Syria Should be Scrapped"] We think that our Foreign Ministry should make the following announcement while there is...

ISAF, Afghan forces kill, detain 30 Taleban.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Afghan independent Tolo TV on 30 November Over 30 prominent Taleban commanders have been killed or detained across the country over the past 40 days. ISAF forces said in a press release that they had been killed or...

USA to close dialogue with North Korea in single phase - Yonhap.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap): The US, which is set to hold direct bilateral talks with North Korea next week to lure the country back to denuclearization talks, wants the contact to be a...

Taleban kill one policeman in Afghan west.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Herat, 30 November: One policeman has been killed and another injured in a Taleban attack. According to details, one policeman was killed and another wounded in the...

Sudanese grouping says will form alliance with ruling party against opposition.
November 30, 2009... Excerpt from report by pro-government Sudanese newspaper Akhbar al-Yawm on 30 November The Ansar al-Sunnah al-Muhammadiyyah group has affirmed that it will be joining a wide-based political alliance in upcoming elections if opposition parties...

Four people die of swine flu in Slovenia.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Slovene news agency STA Ljubljana, 29 November (STA) - Another person died as a result of swine flu at the Ljubljana UKC hospital on Sunday, the hospital confirmed. This is the second H1N1 virus-related death case...

Fiji police predict surge in cyber crime.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by news portal Fijilive website on 30 November Monday, 30 November: The police force has forecast cyber crimes to increase by 40 to 50 per cent from 2010 to 2012. Jemesa Lave of the police cyber crime unit said in these two...

Slovenia considers taking more risks in Afghanistan.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Slovene news agency STA Herat, 29 November (STA) - Defence Ministry State Secretary Uros Krek, who is currently leading a Slovenian delegation visiting Afghanistan, has told STA that the Slovenian army could form...

Turkish ruling party official promises release of book on Kurdish overture.
November 30, 2009... [Highlights of an interview with Huseyin Celik, deputy leader of the Justice and Development Party, conducted by Deniz Gucer at the party headquarters; date not given: "If We Do Not Solve the Problem, it Will Slide to the West"] On 28...

Slovene Archbishop resigns.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Slovene news agency STA Ljubljana, 28 November (STA) - Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday accepted the resignation offered by Ljubljana Archbishop and Metropolitan Alojz Uran and appointed Maribor Auxiliary Archbishop...

Kenya: Climate change continues to affect Lake Victoria's water levels.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by D Malingha Doya entitled "Lake Victoria meeting fails to address key resource concerns" by Kenyan newspaper The EastAfrican website on 30 November Despite talks to jointly harness shared resources for regional economic...

Columnist: Turkey cannot solve Kurdish problem without talking to own Kurds.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Turkish newspaper Radikal website on 28 November [Column by Oral Calislar: "Can the Kurdish Issue Be Resolved Without the Kurds of Turkey?"] The government, cowed by the harsh criticisms coming from the opposition, and by...

Slovene trade unions stage mass protest for higher minimum wage.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Slovene news agency STA Ljubljana, 28 November (STA) - Braving the rain a sea of people filled the main square in Slovenia's capital on Saturday to demand a higher minimum wage and protest against the government's...

Turkish minister comments on free industry zone with Iran, US forces in Iraq.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Turkish newspaper Milliyet website on 27 November [Column by Serpil Yilmaz: "Industry in Yuksekova With Iranian Energy Prices"] I wrote "Yuksekova" [in the title] deliberately. Till now, one could expect the names "Iran"...

(Corrected) Fiji police predict surge in cyber crime.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by independent daily newspaper Fiji Times website on 30 November [Correcting source - Fiji Times, not Fijilive] Monday, 30 November: The police force has forecast cyber crimes to increase by 40 to 50 per cent from 2010 to...

Al-Qa'idah suspected of Mauritania kidnap - Spanish minister.
November 30, 2009... Excerpt from report by Spanish national public RNE Radio 1, on 30 November [Presenter] Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba has just said that everything suggests the kidnapping of three Spanish aid workers was carried out by a branch of...

Sudanese leader denies issuing order to replace southern official.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Paris-based Sudanese newspaper Sudan Tribune website on 30 November November 29, 2009 (JUBA) - The Sudanese president Umar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir, denied having endorsed the removal of General Gatluak Deng Garang...

New Vision media group launches Etop radio in Soroti.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by state-owned, mass-circulation Ugandan daily The New Vision website on 29 November The usually quiet Soroti Sports Grounds in Soroti town was yesterday jammed with excitement as Teso region witnessed the launch of Vision...

Chinese energy firm to invest in Kenya.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Catherine Riungu entitled "Chinese power firm makes Kenya entry" by Kenyan newspaper The EastAfrican website on 30 November A Chinese energy firm has chosen Kenya as its entry point into East Africa, where it expects to...

Serbian foreign minister "optimistic" about ICJ ruling on Kosovo independence.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Serbian pro-western Belgrade-based Radio B92 website, on 30 November BELGRADE -- Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic told B92 TV that he expects the ICJ to deem the Kosovo independence proclamation as a secession. The...

British firm poised to buy oil well in southern Tanzania.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Mike Mande entitled "British oil firm lands lucrative deal in Tanzania's virgin basin" by Kenyan newspaper The EastAfrican website on 30 November;newspaper subheading British firm Solo Oil will spend 10.7m dollars to fund a...

Russia: Ingush leader meets members of local clan.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Ingush government website on 29 November President Yunus-Bek Yevkurov met representatives of the Kotiyev teip [clan] at the presidential administration on 26 November. This kind of meeting with the family of Polonkoyev...

Russian minister goes back on his advice to hit back at police.
November 30, 2009... Excerpt from report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 30 November: In any conflict between a citizen and the police the parties must be guided by law, Russian Interior Minister Rashid Nurgaliyev has said. "One should...

Sudan: Two Ugandan rebels surrender in south.
November 30, 2009... Excerpt from report in English by Paris-based Sudanese newspaper Sudan Tribune website on 30 November November 29, 2009 - Two members of the [Ugandan] rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) have surrendered to the UPDF intelligence squad in Nzara...

Commonwealth summit "significant success" - Trinidad premier.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website By Peter RichardsPORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - Commonwealth leaders Sunday ended their three-day summit convinced of the relevance of the organization of mainly former British...

Russia: Members of criminal group sentenced for selling 430 kg of heroin.
November 30, 2009... Excerpt from report by Russian state news agency ITAR-TASS Samara, 30 November: A court in Tolyatti has sentenced members of a criminal group to long prison terms after finding then guilty of selling 430 kg of heroin and of other crimes, a...

Public-service ads rare on Turkmen TV.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by London-based Institute for War and Peace Reporting website, on 16 November A three-day training workshop has highlighted the importance of public-service advertising, still rare in Turkmenistan. The event, held in the...

Russia "seriously concerned" by Iran plans to step up uranium enrichment.
November 30, 2009... Excerpt from report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 30 November: Moscow is seriously concerned by Tehran's reaction to the resolution of the IAEA Board of Governors and its intention to open 10 new uranium enrichment...

Rwanda's admission to Commonwealth "a victory" - paper.
November 30, 2009... Text of editorial entitled "Commonwealth entry, new friends, fresh opportunities" in English by Rwandan newspaper The New Times website on 30 November As expected Rwanda was, over the weekend, admitted into the Commonwealth of Nations. This...

Chinese Army objects to road construction in Indian Kashmir's Leh.
November 30, 2009... Text of report published by Indian news agency PTI Leh: The work on a link-road in Demchok in South-eastern Ladakh region in India's northern state of Jammu and Kashmir has been stopped after objections were raised by the Chinese Army, barely...

Armenian minister, Japanese officials discuss Karabakh, regional issues.
November 30, 2009... Japan supports a peaceful settlement to the Karabakh problem within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group and in accordance with principles of international law and welcomes the process of normalization of Armenian-Turkish ties, the Japanese...

CARICOM seeks support for new economic model - chairman.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC -Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chairman Bharrat Jagdeo says regional countries have been seeking support for a new economic model to help over the...

South Korea reports 1st case of Tamiflu-resistant H1n1 flu.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap): South Korean health authorities said Monday that they have discovered a H1N1 Influenza-A flu strain resistant to the anti-viral drug Tamiflu in a patient...

CARICOM leaders discuss tax with British premier.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are to present new proposals to Britain for easing a controversial departure tax (APD) that regional...

Namibian ruling party said leading by "wide margin" in election results.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by state-owned Namibian newspaper New Era website on 30 November [Report by Toivo Ndjebela: "SWAPO in early lead"] By late yesterday, results from the three northern regions of Oshana, Omusati and Oshikoto had not been...

Haiti expected to join CARICOM single market in 2010.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Trinidad newspaper Trinidad Guardian website on 28 November ["Haiti to join CSME in 2010"] Haiti to join CSME in 2010 Renowned Caribbean historian CLR James told the story of Haiti's struggle for Independence from...

Red Cross says inequalities fuelling HIV pandemic in the Caribbean.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website LIMA, Peru, CMC - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) says the HIV pandemic in the Caribbean and Latin America is fuelled by a range of...

Albania PM praises media contribution to election process.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Albanian news agency ATA Tirana, 29 November: Prime Minister Sali Berisha praised Sunday the contribution of the media to the election process, considering it historic. "The media have maintained an excellent...

Cuba, Kuwait to renovate Holguin aqueduct.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Cuban news agency ACN website [Report by Lino Luben Perez: "Kuwaiti Collaboration on Cuban Aqueduct Renovation"] Havana, 20 Nov (AIN) -Representatives of Cuba and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (FKDEA)...

German commentary: Swiss referendum reflects "deep-seated fear of Islam".
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by independent German Spiegel Online website on 30 November [Commentary by Mathieu von Rohr: "Swiss Minaret Ban Reflects Fear of Islam, Not Real Problems"] The Swiss have voted in favour of a complete ban on the...

Koreans United Confederation in Ukraine condemns "anti-reunification moves".
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA website Pyongyang, November 30 (KCNA): The United Confederation of Koreans in Ukraine issued a statement on Nov. 26 denouncing the group of the South Korean "Ministry of...

Moldovan government websites make switch to "Romanian".
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty website on 28 November Chisinau: In a sign of growing rapprochement with neighbouring EU-member Romania, Moldova's government has changed the language signs on all of its websites from...

India: Probe team questions nuclear plant employees over radiation leak.
November 30, 2009... Text of report published by Indian news agency PTI Kaiga (Karna): Investigators on Monday [30 November] questioned employees present in the operating area of the Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant after preliminary findings revealed "internal...

FM says Bulgaria's political relations with Russia excellent.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Bulgarian news agency BGNES website [Staff report: "Zheleva: Political Relations With Russia Are Excellent"] After making several visits to Washington and New York in recent months, Bulgarian Foreign Minister and future...

Dagestani deputies protest presidency candidates list.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Moscow Times website on 30 November United Russia deputies in Dagestan are in uproar after their party headquarters in Moscow presented the Kremlin with a list of five candidates for the republic's presidency, which they say...

Bhutan parliament told China seeking border talks; other business.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by the website of Bhutan's autonomous national newspaper Kuensel on 30 November [By Phuntsho Choden] National Assembly, 29 November: The government has received a "letter" from the Chinese government to start another...

China, Japan plan 1st joint military drill - South Korean paper.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by South Korean newspaper Choson Ilbo website on 30 November China and Japan have agreed to hold their first-ever joint naval military exercise. The Xinhua news agency on Saturday said Chinese Defence Minister Liang...

Hong Kong's Apple Daily apologizes for graphic website content.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Taiwanese newspaper The China Post website on 30 November Taipei, Taiwan: Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin said Sunday he welcomes Apple Daily's latest response to the public outcry against its newly launched online news...

South Korea to open blog for communication with citizens.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by South Korean newspaper The Korea Herald website on 30 November Seoul City launches its official blog, "Seoul on Talk and Tag," today as part of efforts to enhance communication with its citizens, officials said...

Iraqi, US vice-presidents hold telephone talks on election law; roundup 30 Nov.
November 30, 2009... In its 0900 gmt newscast on 30 November, Baghdad Al-Iraqiyah Television in Arabic reports the following: - "Iraqi Vice President Adil Abd-al-Mahdi and his US counterpart Joseph Biden have underlined the importance of reaching a joint...

Former Kuwaiti minister, economy professor discuss Dubai financial situation.
November 30, 2009... [The "Behind the News" political discussion show, presented by Muhammad Kurayshan interviews Ali al-Musa, former Kuwaiti planning minister and chairman of the board of directors of the Kuwaiti Financial Group, and Dr Ibrahim Sayf, professor of...

Iran speaker calls for protection of nuclear achievements as key issue.
November 30, 2009... The Iranian parliament speaker has described the protection of the nuclear achievements as a key issue, Iranian news network, IRINN broadcast live on 30 November. Addressing today's news conference, Speaker of the Islamic Consultative...

South Korea to commission new submarine to reinforce naval defence.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Yonhap): The Navy said Monday it will commission its latest submarine this week to reinforce its defence capabilities in the seas. The An Jung Geun, capable of...

Al-Arabiya TV discusses security of hajj pilgrims in Saudi, Iran's role.
November 30, 2009... Dubai Al-Arabiya Television in Arabic - Saudi-funded pan-Arab satellite news channel, with a special focus on Saudi Arabia - at 1905 gmt on 24 November carries an approximately 50-minute talk show in its daily "Panorama" programme. Anchorwoman...

Chinese delegation visits North Korea 30 November.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by state-run North Korean news agency KCNA website Pyongyang, November 30 (KCNA): A delegation of the Chinese National People's Congress led by Chen Zhili, vice-Chairman of its Standing Committee, arrived here...

India: Court appoints new lawyer to defend arrested Mumbai attack accused.
November 30, 2009... Text of report published by Indian news agency PTI Mumbai: Advocate K P Pawar will now defend Pakistani gunman Ajmal Kasab after his lawyer Abbas Kazmi was sacked by the special 26/11 trial court for "non-cooperation." Pawar, who is from...

Al-Arabiya TV discusses whether Iran gave support to Yemen's Huthists.
November 30, 2009... ["Panorama" feature: discussion on Iran's support for Yemen's Huthists, anchored from Dubai by Muntaha al-Ramahi who hosts Amir Musawi, a political analyst, via satellite from Beirut, and Abbas al-Misawi, the Yemeni information attache at the...

Palestinian Hamas leading figure discusses prisoner negotiations in interview.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Italian newspaper L'Unita on 30 November [Interview with Hamas "prime minister" Isma'il Haniyah by Umberto De Giovannangeli, with the assistance of Usamah Hamdan, in Gaza; date not specified: "'Al-Barghuthi Free With the...

Passports "will be required" for entering Kosovo, Serbian daily reports.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by Serbian wide-circulation tabloid Vecernje novosti, on 16 November [Report by "M.R. -D.Z.": "Going To Kosovo With Passport and Visa"] As the European Union cancels visas for citizens of Serbia, the illegal state of Kosovo...

Japan trade minister to attend WTO ministerial talks.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, Nov. 30 Kyodo: Japanese trade minister Masayuki Naoshima said Monday he will attend the ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization that opens the same day in...

Third person dies from swine flu virus in Macedonia.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Macedonian state news agency MIA ["Swine Flu Claims Third Victim in Macedonia" - MIA headline] Skopje, November 28 (MIA) - Another person has died due to complications caused by the A/H1N1 flu virus, director...

US ambassador to Japan visits Okinawa about relocation of military base.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Naha, Japan, Nov. 30 Kyodo: US Ambassador to Japan John Roos set foot in Okinawa Prefecture on Monday for the first time as envoy and met with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima to...

Japan's PM has no intention of standing down over false funds reports - Kyodo.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, Nov. 30 Kyodo: Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Monday he has no intention of standing down over alleged irregularities in his political funds reports. "In light of...

Dubai debt crisis not to affect Iraqi economy - economist.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by privately-owned Aswat al-Iraq news agency website November 30, 2009 - Baghdad / Aswat al-Iraq: Dubai's credit default will not affect the Iraqi economy, which does not have significant investments in Dubai's stock...

Suspected insurgents kill two in Thai South.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Thai newspaper The Nation website on 30 November [Unattributed report from the "Breaking News" page: "2 Shot Dead, Torched by Insurgents in Pattani"] Pattani -Insurgents shot dead a truck driver and his...

Japan's PM says Futenma decision to be made after working-level talks with USA.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, Nov. 30 Kyodo: Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama told Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima Monday that his government will make a decision on where to relocate a US military base in...

Indian official says "no compromise" on carbon emission cut stand.
November 30, 2009... Text of report published by Indian news agency PTI New Delhi: Barely a week ahead of the UN meet on climate change in Copenhagen, India Monday [30 November] made it clear that there will be no compromise on its position on carbon emission...

Philippines Moro rebel peace panel head holds consultation on peace process.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Moro Islamic Liberation Front website Luwaran.com on 29 November [Unattributed report: "MILF Consults Top Political, Military Leaders About Peace Process"] November 29, 2009 -The Moro Islamic Liberation Front...

Iran Basij force to change structure - commander.
November 30, 2009... Text of the report by the political desk headlined: "Commander of Basij reported changing the structure of this organisation" published by Iranian newspaper Etemad on 23 November The commander of Basij said half of the post-election victims...

PM urges EU leaders to support Macedonia on entry talks date.
November 30, 2009... Text of report in English by Macedonian state news agency MIA ["PM Gruevski Seeks Support From EU Leaders Regarding Date for Membership Talks" - MIA headline] Skopje, November 29 (MIA) - Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski sent a letter to the...

Armenian official says all issues with Georgia can be settled through dialogue.
November 30, 2009... Text of report by private Armenian news agency Arminfo Yerevan, 26 November: The secretary of the Armenian National Security Council, Artur Baghdasaryan, received Georgian ambassador to Armenia Grigol Tabatadze today. The sides discussed...