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GENERAL PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE OF RNK NAMED THE HUNGER-STRIKE OF THE EX-MINISTER OF DEFENSE SAMVEL BABAYAN A "PROVOCATIVE AND FAR-FETCHED ACTION"

July 24, 2000 - 21:22 AMT  10:53 GMT
24.07.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The General Prosecutor's Office of RNK rejects the demands of the ex-minister of defense of RNK Samvel Babayan (accused of organizing an attempt upon the life of the president of RNK Arkady Ghoukasian) which he had stated in his declaration.

THE PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA HAS GONE ON A VACATION TODAY

July 24, 2000 - 17:34 AMT  10:53 GMT
24.07.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The president of Armenia Robert Kocharian has gone today on a vacation, was reported to MEDIAMAX in the press office of the president of the country.

SHAMIL BASAYEV STATES THE ARMENIANS WERE PREPARED BETTER IN THE KARABAKH WAR

July 24, 2000 - 17:20 AMT  10:53 GMT
24.07.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. "We came to fight for Karabakh not for the trophies but for the idea of "Jihad".

TODAY THE BILL ABOUT THE PRIVATIZATION OF DISTRIBUTIVE POWER NETWORKS WILL BE DISCUSSED OF AT A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE PARLIAMENT OF ARMENIA

July 24, 2000 - 17:00 AMT  10:53 GMT
24.07.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Today at the special session the National Assembly of Armenia will discuss the bill about the privatization of distributive power networks of the country (Yerevan, Northern, Southern and Central Electric systems).

ANATOLY CHUBAYS: "THE RATES OF GROWTH OF THE ECONOMY IN ARMENIA ARE HIGHER THAN IN RUSSIA"

July 24, 2000 - 17:00 AMT  10:53 GMT
24.07.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. " In Armenia, where the per head income is lower than in Russia, the population pays 5 cents for a kilowatt of electric power, which is five times as much the Russian tariffs.

TODAY THE RATE OF THE NATIONAL CURRENCY HAS MADE 548.53 DRAMS FOR 1 US DOLLAR

July 24, 2000 - 17:00 AMT  10:53 GMT
24.07.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. On July 24 the Central Bank of Armenia has fixed the following rates of foreign currency regarding dram: USD - 548.53 drams, DEM - 258.57 drams, EUR - 505.74 dram, GBP - 831.13 drams.
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