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Armenia Restores 2 Public Holidays (Source: ITAR-TASS-Moscow) - Summary: The Armenian Parliament has voted to restore 2 annual public holidays that were dropped in 1990, when Armenia gained its independence. Links: full story and other Armenia news and updates.
Lithuania Reestablishes May 1st Public Holiday (Source: Lithuanian News Agency-ELTA) - Summary: The Parliament of Lithuania, by a vote of 63 to 24 with 10 abstentions, approved a proposal by the Social Democrats to make May 1st (International Labor Day) a public holiday, once again. Links: full story and other Lithuania news and updates.
Kazakhstan Declares April 30 Bridge Public Holiday (Source: Interfax-Kazakhstan News Agency-Almaty) - Summary: The Kazakh government information department has announced that Monday, April 30, 2001, had been declared a one-off bridge public holiday, to be observed jointly with the annual May 1st public holiday which falls on a Tuesday this year. Links: full story and other Kazakhstan news and updates.
Armenia Restores 2 Public Holidays (Source: ITAR-TASS-Moscow) - Summary: The Armenian Parliament has voted to restore 2 annual public holidays that were dropped in 1990, when Armenia gained its independence. Links: 
Lithuania Reestablishes May 1st Public Holiday (Source: Lithuanian News Agency-ELTA) - Summary: The Parliament of Lithuania, by a vote of 63 to 24 with 10 abstentions, approved a proposal by the Social Democrats to make May 1st (International Labor Day) a public holiday, once again. Links: 
Kazakhstan Declares April 30 Bridge Public Holiday (Source: Interfax-Kazakhstan News Agency-Almaty) - Summary: The Kazakh government information department has announced that Monday, April 30, 2001, had been declared a one-off bridge public holiday, to be observed jointly with the annual May 1st public holiday which falls on a Tuesday this year. Links: