The bill of the budget of Armenia for 2002 does not envisage changing taxation rates. Prime Minister of Armenia Andranik Margarian stated this in the course of the discussion of the budget bill for 2002 in parliamentary commissions.

Today Polish President arrived in Yerevan on a state visit. Having arrived in "Zvartnots" international airport, the Polish delegation set off for the mansion-house of the head of the Armenian State.

Making the final decision on waiver of Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act, banning the U.S. Government to render direct aid to Azerbaijan in connection with blockade held against Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, is expected today at the session of a Congressional panel.

Questions of the economic development of Armenia were discussed in the course of the meeting of new U.S. ambassador to Armenia John Ordway with the head of the North American Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Khajag Barsamian and representatives of the Armenian Diaspora of America.

The first two-day trilateral conference involving Iran, Armenia and Greece started in Tehran on Tuesday. Subjects of discussion include reducing the effects of natural disasters, environmental issues, education, and sanitation.

The other day Azerbaijani national defense ministry stated about the arrest of terrorist organization member, suspected in participation in the 11 September terrorist acts in Washington D.C. and New York. It is informed that the unit, the member of which is the arrested, is based in Cairo and the terrorist is the citizen of Egypt. Immediately after the arrest he was sent to Cairo. A special "Egypt Airlines" plane was sent to Baku for the flight of the accused, convoyed by Egyptian soldiers, to Cairo. Journalists were invited to make this demonstration action widely known. The arrested got on the airplane in a black mask, the fact that was making the situation false mysterious. It is kept the terrorist's name secret for some reason and Azerbaijani special services do not make clear the arrest particulars because of "investigation interests"…