YEREVAN, February 16. /Mediamax/. On Feb. 20 the "Three" of the European Union (EU), headed by EU Acting chairperson, Foreign Minister of Sweden Anna Lindh, will visit Yerevan.

YEREVAN, February 16. /Mediamax/. The "Three" of the European Union (EU) - Acting chairperson of EU, Foreign Minister of Sweden Anna Lindh, Secretary General and Supreme representative of EU for foreign policy issues, Javier Solana and EU Commissioner for foreign affairs Chris Patten - will pay an official visit to the South Caucasian region on 20-21 February.

YEREVAN, February 16. /Mediamax/. The second meeting of the Joint intergovernmental Armenian-Ukrainian commission on economic cooperation issues under the leadership of its co-chairmen - chairman of the State committee of industrial policy of the Ukraine, Vladimir Novitsky and the Minister of Industry and Trade of Armenia Karen Cheshmaritian - will be held in Yerevan on 20-21 February.

YEREVAN, February 16. /Mediamax/. On February 16 the Constituent congress of the Union of Journalists of NKR was held in Stepanakert, in the work of which about 50 journalists took part, the correspondent of Mediamax reported from NKR capital.

YEREVAN, February 16. /Mediamax/. Delegation, headed by state minister of Georgia Georgi Arsenishvili will visit Armenia on February 17 for a one-day visit, Mediamax was informed in the press service of the Government of Armenia.

YEREVAN, February 16. /Mediamax/. Walter Schwimmer, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, confirmed today the appointment of three independent experts, who are eminent human rights specialists, to inquire into cases of alleged political prisoners in Armenia and Azerbaijan, in the context of the post-accession monitoring for the two countries, members of the Organization since 25 January 2001, Mediamax was informed in the press service of the Council of Europe.

YEREVAN, February 16. /Mediamax/. The permanent representative of Armenia in the UN Geneva Office and other international organizations, Karen Nazarian, and the General director of the Migration International Organization (MIO) Bronson McKinley signed a Memorandum of mutual understanding between the Armenian Government and MIO, Mediamax was informed in the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Armenia.

YEREVAN, February 16. /Mediamax/. At the regular session of the central commission on humanitarian aid distribution at the Armenian Government, preliminary results of the works, realized in 2000 within the frames of humanitarian aid and charity, were discussed, Mediamax was informed in the press service of the Government of Armenia.

YEREVAN, February 16. /Mediamax/. At the regular session of the Government of Armenia, held yesterday, it was decided to allocate budget means in the amount of 107 million 823 thousand drams to the National Statistics service of the country, Mediamax was informed in the press service of the Armenian Government.

YEREVAN, February 16. /Mediamax/. On February 15 the deputies of the National Assembly of NKR spoke with a statement in connection with the trial of the case of the terrorist act against NKR president and the reaction of several deputies of the Armenian parliament, the correspondent of Mediamax reported from Stepanakert.