Since April 9 to today 61 persons were taken to the police department for disturbing public order after unsanctioned opposition meetings in Yerevan.

At present the procession is stopped by police forces cordon next to the building of the National Assembly of Armenia in Baghramian Avenue (not far from the presidential residence).

Vardan Oskanian is expected to meet with Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, Supreme National Security Council Secretary Hasan Rowhani and Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi.

The Armenian delegation headed by Secretary of the Security Council under the Armenian President, Defense Minister Serge Sargsian will take part in the recurrent meeting of the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils of Organization of the Collective Security Treaty (OCST) member countries. The forum will be held in Saint Petersburg April 16-17.

The parties touched upon the current state and prospects of the Armenian-American military cooperation.

To avoid the artificial tension of political situation in the country the Republican Party, Orinats Yerkir and Dashnaktsutyun factions do not consider it advisable to take part in the three-day parliamentary session planned 12-14.

Today Armenian President Robert Kocharian received the delegation of the Chinese MFA headed by foreign minister deputy Lee Hui.

The best way for preventing the evil is to give a fair and correct assessment of the tragic events of the past, the statement of the RA FM says.