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SECOND FORUM "ARMENIA-DIASPORA" TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN ON SEPTEMBER 19-20

March 29, 2001 - 22:24 AMT  04:18 GMT
YEREVAN, March 29. /Mediamax/. Yerevan will host the second forum "Armenia-Diaspora" on September 19-20, says the statement, issued today by the commission for forum preparation.

250 THOUSAND DOLLARS INVESTED IN NKR WATCH MANUFACTURE

March 29, 2001 - 22:23 AMT  04:18 GMT
YEREVAN, March 29. /Mediamax/. The operating in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) enterprise on watch details jewelry treatment, which is the partner of the Swiss "Frank Muller" company, plans to expand its manufacture.

NKR PRESIDENT AWARDED CAROLINE COX WITH MEDAL OF
"APPRECIATION"

March 29, 2001 - 19:02 AMT  04:18 GMT
YEREVAN, March 29. /Mediamax/. President of Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR) Arkadi Ghukasian signed Wednesday a decree awarding baroness Caroline Cox, Vice-speaker of House of Lords of Great Britain, with medal of "Appreciation".

LEADER OF RUSSIAN COMMUNISTS TO ARRIVE TO YEREVAN TODAY

March 29, 2001 - 19:02 AMT  04:18 GMT
YEREVAN, March 29. /Mediamax/. Delegation of Communist Party of Russian Federation headed by Gennadi Zyuganov will arrive to Yerevan today for participating in the regular congress of the Armenian Communist Party.

PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA APPROVED AMENDMENTS TO LAW ON TRANSPORT

March 29, 2001 - 19:01 AMT  04:18 GMT
YEREVAN, March 29. /Mediamax/. President of Armenia Robert Kocharian signed the Law on Making Amendments to the Law on Transport, adopted by the National Assembly.

ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS SOME FORCES ARE INTERESTED IN DESTABILIZATION OF SITUATION IN JAVAKHETI

March 29, 2001 - 16:35 AMT  04:18 GMT
YEREVAN, March 29. /Mediamax/. The Minister of Foreign affairs of Armenia Vardan Oskanian says there are some forces that are interested in destabilization of situation in Samtskhe-Javakheti Georgian region which is populated mainly with ethnic Armenians.

ARMENIAN PRESIDENT IS OPTIMISTIC BEFORE MEETING IN FLORIDA

March 29, 2001 - 16:34 AMT  04:18 GMT
YEREVAN, March 29. /Mediamax/. The President of Armenia Robert Kocharian is optimistic before his meeting with the President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev planned for 3 April in Florida, the Foreign Minister of Armenia Vardan Oskanian said in an interview to the Public TV of Armenia. According to him, there is an expectation of a "break through" in negotiations before each meeting of the heads of the two countries.

USA WORKS "VERY CLOSELY" WITH RUSSIA AND FRANCE ON KARABAKH PROBLEM, STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAYS

March 29, 2001 - 16:04 AMT  04:18 GMT
YEREVAN, March 29. /Mediamax/. The official representative of the U.S. State Department Richard Boucher said the Karabakh is an important problem that "had beset" the region for a long time.
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