22.09.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The collapse of the USSR took place so quickly that not only Russia, but leading world countries, including the West, appeared not to be ready for it. None of them had a coordinated position regarding the Caucasus, declared the President of Armenia Robert Kocharian in the interview to Russian "Ivzestiya" paper, which was published today.

22.09.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Events taking place around the terrorist act against RNK president Arkady Ghukasian are actually typical of all the small states, which have faced a severe war, declared the President of Armenia Robert Kocharian in the interview to Russian "Ivzestiya" paper, which was published today.

22.09.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Joining Russia-Belarus union should not be an end in itself, said President of Armenia Robert Kocharian in the interview to Russian "Ivzestiya" paper, which was published today.

22.09.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Most of the questions I would like to touch upon during my visit to Moscow are in the economic cooperation sphere, where many objective, as well as subjective difficulties still exist, declared the President of Armenia Robert Kocharian in the interview to Russian "Ivzestiya" paper, which was published today.

22.09.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The preliminary investigation on the criminal case regarding the ex mayor of RNK capital, Karen Babayan - the brother of the ex defense minister of Nagorno Karabakh, Samvel Babayan, is over.

22.09.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. On September 21 the court process on the case of the terrorist act against RNK President Arkady Ghukasian began with the discussion of the statements of the accused - Samvel Babayan, Levon Mirzoyan, Erik Faramazian and S. Babayan's lawyer Zhudeks Shakarian - about their refusal of further participation in the process.