08.12.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. "Russia always takes into account the interests of its allies while exporting weapon; and Armenia is our ally", Russian Ambassador to Armenia Anatoly Dryukov said today in the interview to Yerevan "Iravunk" paper, answering the question whether Moscow is worried about the fact that the military helicopters Russia is going to sell to Turkey may later be used against Armenia.

08.12.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. "40 per cent of investments, made into Armenian economy in 2000, belong to Russian companies", Russian Ambassador to Armenia Anatoly Dryukov said today in the interview to Yerevan "Iravunk" paper.

08.12.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. "Armenia can join the "North-South" transport corridor agreement, signed on September 12, 2000 by Russia, India, Iran and Oman", Russian Ambassador to Armenia Anatoly Dryukov said today in the interview to Yerevan "Iravunk" paper.

08.12.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. "Positive changes in Russian-Azeri ties are not being realized at the expense of Russian-Armenian relations", Russian Ambassador to Armenia Anatoly Dryukov said today in the interview to Yerevan "Iravunk" paper.

08.12.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The Armenian lobby is worried that a pro-Turkish representative from Nebraska, Doug Bereuter, may become the Chairman of the House of Representatives International Affairs Committee, Turkiye paper reports.

08.12.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The Culture Ministers of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia are to meet each other for the first time at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, on 13 and 14 December 2000, to draw up new culture policies to foster stability in this multiethnic part of Europe, Mediamax was informed in the press service of the Council of Europe.