President of Armenia Robert Kocharian stated it in an interview to "Kommersant" newspaper.

He will participate in the celebrations in connection with the tenth anniversary of independence of the Republic and the 1700-th anniversary of proclamation of Christianity in Armenia.

Today is a national holiday in Armenia. September 21 is the 10-th anniversary of independence of the Republic of Armenia.

Unprecedented security measures will be undertaken in course of the head of the Roman Catholic Church Pope John-Paul the Second's official visit to Armenia planned for September 25-27.

The joint enterprise producing chloroprene caoutchouc will be established on the basis of one of Chinese chemical plants.

Armenian side should be blamed for the issue of per minute payment introduction for phone calls. Greece's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Zografos Panayotis completing his mission in the country stated that at the meeting with vice speaker of Armenia's parliament Gagik Aslanyan.

Yerevan's City Hall has given "Diakonia" fund à 16-hectare area in suburbs of the capital for "Town of hope" microrayon building. 200 residences with homestead land, a school for 150 students, a college, a trade center, a policlinic will have been built within 7 years.

"It is impossible for Armenia not to support antiterrorist actions. This is definite', stated Armenia's defense minister, Security Council chairman Serge Sarkisyan. While answering the question about possibility of Armenia's support to Washington in case of its beginning of military operation against terrorism, the minister said, "I think today we have to support such actions necessarily".

A group of experts of "Sukhoy" aircraft designing bureau will arrive in Yerevan September 23. Terms of the orders for the production of SU-46, Su-31, SU-38 parts and also the possibility to develop the assembly of the sporting airplanes in Armenia will be discussed during the visit.

Today the visit of Saint Petersburg's governor Vladimir Yakovlev has begun. The members of the delegation headed buy the governor were invited by the City Hall. The delegation will participate in the celebration of the 1700 anniversary of Christianity adoption by Armenia.