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ARMENIAN BUSINESSMEN OF EUROPE TO GATHER LATE MARCH IN BRATISLAVA

January 26, 2004 - 23:10 AMT  05:22 GMT
The 4-th forum of the Armenian businessmen of Europe is to be held in Bratislava March 26-28.

ACCUSED OF ESPIONAGE IN FAVOR OF AZERBAIJAN SENTENCED TO VARIOUS TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT

January 26, 2004 - 22:54 AMT  05:22 GMT
The accused collected and provided the Azeri party with the information concerning the political and social-economic life of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh including the information of military nature in early 1990-ies.

MINSK MEDIATORS TO VISIT KARABAKH CONFLICT REGION IN SPRING

January 26, 2004 - 21:57 AMT  05:22 GMT
First deputy to Russian foreign minister Vyacheslav Trubnikov refuted the statements about the passivity of the Minsk Group co-chairs.

ARMENIANS OF EUROPE COORDINATING ACTIVITIES FOR SECURING DEVELOPMENT AND INDEPENDENCE OF ARMENIA AND NKR

January 26, 2004 - 21:48 AMT  05:22 GMT
"Armenia" Union of the French town of Valence together with the Assembly of Unions of the Armenians of Europe is arranging a conference on "Diaspora's role and participation in securing the development and independence of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh".

AMERICAN OFFICERS TRAIN AZERIS TO GUARD OFFSHORE OIL PLATFORMS

January 26, 2004 - 21:45 AMT  05:22 GMT
Azeri-American military exercises dedicated to train Azerbaijani naval forces to guard the offshore oil platforms in the Caspian Sea began in Baku today.

AZERI PRESIDENT ADMINISTRATION REPRESENTATIVE REFUTED RUMORS ABOUT SEPARATE MOSCOW-BAKU AGREEMENT

January 26, 2004 - 19:09 AMT  05:22 GMT
There does not exist any agreement between Russia and Azerbaijan, according to which Moscow is trying to persuade Armenia to return several occupied Azerbaijani regions in exchange for Azerbaijan's refusal to deploy US military bases in the country, Novruz Mamedov stated.

US SECRETARY OF STATE APPRECIATED ARMENIA'S INVOLVEMENT IN COMBATING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM

January 26, 2004 - 18:09 AMT  05:22 GMT
Armenian foreign minister Vardan Oskanian met with US Secretary of State Colin Powell in Tbilisi January 25.

ARMENIAN AND UKRAINIAN FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSSED NUMBER OF URGENT ISSUES

January 26, 2004 - 17:48 AMT  05:22 GMT
January 25, Vardan Oskanian and Konstantin Grischenko discussed in Tbilisi the present condition and prospects of bilateral relations.

GREEK AND ARMENIAN AMERICANS DISAPPOINTED OVER DECISION BY AMERICAN JEWISH CONGRESS TO HONOR TURKEY'S PRIME MINISTER

January 26, 2004 - 17:46 AMT  05:22 GMT
The decorating will take place in New York today within the framework of Erdogan's visit to the US.

ARMENIAN PRESIDENT INVITED MIKHAIL SAAKASHVILI TO YEREVAN

January 26, 2004 - 17:44 AMT  05:22 GMT
January 25, upon completion of the inauguration ceremony Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili received in Tbilisi Armenia's FM Vardan Oskanian.
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