sentences:  He denied allegations that the bill had yet to pass because the administration wanted the September 2003 elections to occur before the law would take effect.Abdykarimov said he believed the law would be passed prior to the 2004 elections to the Majilis.Abdykarimov awarded Eduard Khurshudian, the then retiring Armenian Ambassador to Kazakhstan, with a diploma on 20 July 2004 for his service as Ambassador from 1999 to 2004.