Yesterday contests of tennis players continued.

In January-June 2001 natural population growth increased 39% related to the same period previous year and more than two times compared to that of the year 1999.

Mountain Climbing Federation of Armenia has received an invitation from Turkish Federation to participate in mountaineering Ararat, which will take place on August 25-31.

Official visit of President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliev to Russia is postponed till the end of November.

Council of Europe has appealed to the authorities of Nagorno Karabakh to refrain from holding elections of the local autonomous bodies planned for September 5.

"Although the parties of the Karabakh conflict have not come to agreement yet, it cannot be considered that the negotiations have reached an impasse," - stated US Deputy Secretary of State on Europe and Asia Affairs Elizabeth Jones.

On August 28 US Deputy Secretary of State Elizabeth Jones, who is also Advisor of George Bush on European Affairs, will arrive in Yerevan with a two-day visit.