09.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Armenia spends 8.2 percent of its GDP to Defence, one of the heads of Defense Industry of Turkey Dursun Ali Ercan said.

09.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The Armenian Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian left today for Strasbourg, Ara Papian, the Spokesman of the Armenian Foreign Ministry told Mediamax.

09.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The Armenian President Robert Kocharian has signed a law "On reconstruction of earthquake zone".

09.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. "Under the information I have the visit of the Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled for this year will possibly not be held," Russian analyst Andranik Margarian said in his interview to Mediamax.

09.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Russian State Duma in 1995 has stimulated the further discussion of this issue by the international community, Russian political analyst Andranik Margarian said in his interview to Mediamax.

09.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The head of the Staff of Armed Forces of Armenia General-Colonel Mikhail Haroutyunian left today for Brussels to take part in annual session of heads of staffs of Europe Atlantic Partnership Council's Military Committee (EAPC).

09.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. At the meeting with the Armenian Defence Minister and Secretary of the Armenian Security Council Serge Sargssian the President of Iran Mohhamad Khatami stressed the importance of implementation of the project on laying the Iran-Armenian gas pipeline.

09.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. "The presence of foreign powers in the region is insulting and poses a threat to the regional security and stability.

09.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Today the Karabakh's President Arkadiy Ghoukassian met in Stepanakert with the personal representative of the Chairman-in-office of OSCE Andrjey Kasperszyk.

09.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Today, on November 9, the delegation of the Armenian National Assembly headed by the Speaker Armen Khachatrian will arrive to Karabakh for two day visit.