06.02.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The first meeting of the Business assisting council took place today in Yerevan under the chairmanship of Prime Minister of Armenia Andranik Margarian.

06.02.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. On February 13, during the state visit of the Armenian President Robert Kocharian to France, a concert of Armenian spiritual music will take place in Notre-Dame, dedicated to the 1700th anniversary of adoption of Christianity as state religion in Armenia.

06.02.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. During the talks with Presidents of Armenia and France, held in Paris on January 26, Azeri President Heydar Aliyev accepted in principle the last proposal of the OSCE Minsk Group with the concept of "common state", reported Azeri "Yeni Musavat" paper quoting sources in the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan. According to the paper, Jacques Chirac thinks signing such agreement is inevitable.

06.02.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Leader of the "Unity" faction Galust Sahakian refuted today the rumors that ex prime minister of Armenia Aram Sarkisian and ex minister for state taxes Smbat Ayvazian left the Republican party.

06.02.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Today the National Assembly of Armenia considers at the plenary session government's proposal to make amendments to TV and Radio Law.

06.02.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Armenian Energy Minister Karen Galustian met in Moscow with representatives of "Itera" and "Gasprom" companies.

06.02.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. Minister of finance and industry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Khamdan Ben Rashid Al Maktumi will visit Armenia, Mediamax was informed in the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry.

06.02.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The NKR Government has approved the general plan of restoration, reconstruction and improvement of the Republic's capital - Stepanakert, till 2020.

06.02.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. President of the Ukraine Leonid Kuchma forwarded congratulatory message to Armenian President R. Kocharian on the occasion of Armenia's accession to the Council of Europe.