16.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. There was an explosion Wednesday evening in "Ambassador" hotel in Sofia, Bulgaria, as a result of which two persons were killed.

16.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Today the President of Armenia Robert Kocharian had a traditional meeting with the leaders of the parliamentary factions and deputy groups of the National Assembly of Armenia.

16.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Any foreign force can not dictate its version of the Karabakh conflict solution, the deputy Chairman of the United Committee of the US Heads of Staffs General Richard Mayers said during his meeting with the Armenian President Robert Kocharian.

16.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Armenia is ready to expand its relations with US in military sphere and the joint efforts of the military department of the both states will contribute to the development of cooperation.

16.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs made no official proposal on territorial swap between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Such a statement was made by the Armenian President Robert Kocharian at the meeting with the students of Yerevan's State University.

16.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The tax reforms having been carried out in late 1999 in Karabakh are aimed at formation of tax system which will create favorable environment for high and stable paces of economic growth, attraction of investments and development of export fields.

16.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The issues on maintaining the cease fire on the contact line between Karabakh's and Azeri Armed Forces were discussed at Stepanakert meeting between Karabakh's President Arkadiy Ghoukassian and Deputy Defence Minister of Armenia, General-Major Mikael Grigorian.

16.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Turkey may not endlessly ignore the calls of various states and international organizations on the necessity to start dialog with Armenia, the Spokesman of the Armenian Foreign Ministry Ara Papian said to Mediamax while commenting the decision of the European Parliament.

16.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The international group of ITERA companies will boost daily deliveries of gas to Armenia.

16.11.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit issued a special statement reading that European Parliament had no right to dictate to Turkey arbitrary decisions.