This was Arkady Ghukasian's resonse to the recent statement by Vilayat Guliyev that Baku was ready to negotiate with Nagorno Karabakh, "if Armenia does not interfere into the negotiation process."

In the Finnish diplomat's words, if needed, he will contribute to the OSCE Minsk group mediation format.

At the same time Vardan Oskanian doubted the recent statement by Azeri foreign minister on the readiness of official Baku to negotiate with the Karabakh party.

Armenian National Assembly speaker Artur Baghdasarian stated today at a meeting with the delegation of the EU ministerial Troika headed by deputy foreign minister of Italy Margherita Boniver.

Vardan Oskanian emphasized that recognition of the Genocide is not a precondition for normalizing the Armenian-Turkish relations.

In the words of "OTE" vice-chairman George Skarpelis, the company has already got in touch with "Rostelecom" Russian company on the occasion.

Representative of the Armenian president at the Central Electoral Commission, ex-advisor of the CEC Garegin Azarian is elected the commission new chairman.

The press service of the Russian president noted that due to the mourning announced in the country for the victims of the act of terrorism in Tushino, all foreign official journeys of V. Putin are cancelled.

As Tedo Japaridze told journalists at the airport, issues of bilateral relations, including problems referring to restoration of the Abkhazian strip of the Transcaucasian railway are expected to be discussed with the Armenian political leadership.

In Yerevan the European Union Troika headed by deputy foreign minister of Italy Margherita Boniver will discuss issues of regional cooperation and prospects of the relations with the European Union.