22.01.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Deputy foreign minister of Russia G. Berdennikov and director of continental Europe department of the Foreign Ministry of France U. Perne discussed issues on the situation in the Caucasus at the meeting held in Moscow.

22.01.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The President of North Ossetia Alexander Dzasokhov spoke today for the soonest meeting of the heads of the four Caucasian states.

22.01.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Turkish delegation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is going to raise the question of "Armenian occupation on Azerbaijani territory" at regular PACE session, Turkish Zaman paper reports.

22.01.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. On January 24 the opening ceremony of the Armenian-Iranian pharmaceutical joint enterprise will be held in the town of Abovian, Mediamax was informed in the press service of the Foreign Ministry of Armenia.

22.01.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The meeting of the Iranian-Armenian intergovernmental commission will start in Yerevan tomorrow.

22.01.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Medal of pride will be given to the relatives of 34 Turkish victims of Armenian terrorism, the Anatolian Agency reports.

22.01.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Israel stands a good chance of winning a major contract to upgrade hundreds of Turkish tanks in a deal estimated at $2 billion, Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said after meeting Israeli foreign minister Shlomo Ben-Ami in Ankara.

22.01.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The problem of the Armenian-Turkish relations will be discussed at today's meeting of Turkish national security council.

22.01.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The Turkish people in the USA will launch efforts to boycott the French products after the French parliament adopted the resolution on the genocide on the Armenians despite all the warnings of Turkey.

22.01.2001, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Turkey's Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said that his government was moving towards implementing sanctions against France, with details to be announced in the coming days.