At the meeting the issues regarding Russian-American relations, the role of public organizations of the two countries in process of strengthening of mutual understanding and trust between Russia and the USA were discussed.

The purpose of the meeting was to brief Armenian-American leaders on foreign policy issues in the South Caucasus and particularly Armenia.

According to the acting legislation the elections must take place August 11.

Yesterday in Stepanakert the meeting of NKR President Arkady Ghukasian and secretary of the US Senate Committee for foreign operations Paul Grouv who is in Karabakh in order to get to know the situation and the course of the realization of the humanitarian programs took place.

Jvania thinks possible existence of direct relations between the Armenian radical organizations' claims regarding autonomy for Javakhetia and activities of "several groups not only outside Georgia and but also within the State".

This is the first Russian-language student newspaper in Armenia to be published by the students of Russian department of Yerevan State University, which Irina Kocharian graduated from.

Recently there is a great interest towards private and public initiatives aimed at Karabakh conflict's settlement in Azerbaijan. Evidently, the leaders of Azerbaijani NGOs have perceived too literally the statements of the international mediators saying that a settlement for the Karabakh problem should be found in capital cities of the states, which are conflict sides. Without coming to an agreement with anyone, Baku's public figures have started to elaborate schemes of settlement and have put them for discussion of the society. Officials engaged in settlement of Karabakh problem are watching this strange process with bewilderment, but prefer not to intervene, while the initiatives become more and more active.