YEREVAN, April 30. /Mediamax/. First deputy foreign minister of Russia, Vyacheslav Trubnikov and the French Ambassador in Moscow Claude Blanchmesone discussed questions of preparation of the new round of talks on Karabakh conflict settlement, planned this calendar June in Geneva.

YEREVAN, April 30. /Mediamax/. After a 10-year break, the International Solidarity Day of the working people will be celebrated in Armenia tomorrow, May 1.

YEREVAN, April 30. /Mediamax/. Head of the International Financial Corporation (IFC) in Armenia, Gregory Maassen named "unprecedented case" the holding of May 9-11 business forum "Investments in Armenia" in New York.

YEREVAN, April 30. /Mediamax/. The first meeting of the National commission for television and radio of Armenia will be held Wednesday, May 2.

YEREVAN, April 30. /Mediamax/. 35 programs will be presented at the upcoming May 9-11 New York business forum "Investments in Armenia", head of the International Financial Corporation in Armenia, Gregory Maassen said today at a press conference in Yerevan.

YEREVAN, April 30. /Mediamax/. Head of the World Bank (WB) Yerevan Office Oweis Sahadat is optimistic about the upcoming May 9-11 New York business forum "Investments in Armenia", one of the organizers of which is WB, Sahadat said today at a press conference in Yerevan.

YEREVAN, April 30. /Mediamax/. The World Bank (WB) is the long-term partner of Armenia and has never exerted pressure on the leadership of the country, head of WB Yerevan Office Oweis Sahadat said today at a press conference.

YEREVAN, April 30. /Mediamax/. Agriculture Minister of Armenia Zaven Gevorgian and vice-president of the International Fund of Agriculture Development (IFAD) Clemens Van de Sandt signed today in Yerevan the 3rd program "Development of agricultural services" with a total amount of 18.1 million dollars.

YEREVAN, April 30. /Mediamax/. The World Bank welcomes the Prime Minister's resolve to lead a new privatization effort of power distributive networks, the WB's press-release spread today by its Yerevan office says.

YEREVAN, April 30. /Mediamax/. The World Bank announced today that it will seek the agreement of its Board of Executive Directors for continued support for Armenia's program for Structural Adjustment through a US $50 million Fourth Structural Adjustment Credit (SAC IV).