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TODAY THE RATE OF THE NATIONAL CURRENCY HAS MADE 542.16 DRAMS FOR 1 US DOLLAR

August 28, 2000 - 18:43 AMT  11:54 GMT
28.08.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. On August 28 the Central Bank of Armenia has fixed the following rates of foreign currency regarding dram: USD - 542.16 drams, DEM - 249.81 drams, EUR - 488.59 dram, GBP - 798.82 drams.

YASSER ARAFAT: "WE AND THE ARMENIANS ARE ONE PEOPLE"

August 28, 2000 - 18:42 AMT  11:54 GMT
28.08.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat has denied Israeli reports that he had accepted an Israeli proposal to annex the Armenian quarter in Jerusalem.

ARMENIA AND GREECE ACTIVATE MILITARY RELATIONS

August 28, 2000 - 18:42 AMT  11:54 GMT
28.08.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The military delegation of Greece, headed by the head of the headquarters of the Greek Armed Forces, General Manusos Parayudakis, will arrive in Armenia today morning.

420 MILLION DRAMS ARE TO BE ALLOTED TO STIMULATE BIRTH RATE IN RNK

August 28, 2000 - 18:42 AMT  11:54 GMT
28.08.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. 420 million drams will be allotted to realize the order of the government of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh "About measures on stimulating birth rate and large families in RNK", was reported to MEDIAMAX in the press service of the government of RNK.

NATO SECRETARY GENERAL TO VISIT ARMENIA ON SEPTEMBER 28

August 28, 2000 - 18:41 AMT  11:54 GMT
28.08.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. NATO Secretary General George Robertson will visit Armenia on September 28, reported to MEDIAMAX a source in the ministry of foreign affairs of Armenia.
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