"It is the first country I have dreamt of," says famous British conductor Paul McAlindin, who will conduct the Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia Friday.

Solemn liturgies were offered at all Armenian churches today.

The USAID has confirmed the allocation of $15 million to Nagorno Karabakh.

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov stated it.

The first round of consultations on the issue of creating a Russian-Georgian-Armenian-Azerbaijan consortium began in Tbilisi. The consortium is to take up the reconstruction of Transcaucasian railway passing through Abkhazia. Although concrete decisions have not been made yet, it is quite obvious that the ice has begun to break. The information about possible launch of Abkhazian railway has caused a lot of worry in Azerbaijan. The press in Baku expresses outrage about the participation of Azerbaijan statesmen in the negotiations on implementing a project that has a paramount importance for Armenia.