In the words of head of the WB office in Yerevan Roger Robinson, before this July the WB Board of Directors will approve these programs.

The Armenian government has approved of the proposal of signing an agreement between the defense ministries of Armenia and Russia "On Cooperation in the Security Sphere."

Neither Armenia, nor the NATO have applied to the Azeri consulate in Istanbul for visas, Ibrahim Nabioghlu stated, when commenting on Armenia's accusations of impeding departure of Armenian officers from Istanbul to Baku for participation in the NATO conference.

In Mikheil Machavariani's words, the central and renewed regional authorities will do everything for the residents of the Akhalkalaki, Ninotsminda and other regions of Samtskhe-Javakhetia to have earnings independent from foreign military bases.

155 families (586 persons) left for the NKR for permanent residence in 2003, 106 families got new houses.

In the course of today's press conference Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and minister of culture Erkan Mumcu will touch upon the topical issue of demonstration of Atom Egoyan's "Ararat" film in the country.

The Armenian parliamentary delegation, being in Paris, headed by Speaker Artur Baghdasarian met with President of the French National Assembly Jean Louis Debre.

Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan should already be included in the concept of enlargement of Europe this spring, head of "US-NATO Committee" non-governmental organization, director of "Transitional Democracy" project Bruce Jackson stated.