The film is at the stage of montage at present.

According to the preliminary data, some one thousand square meter area, on which trade halls were situated, was burnt.

The holy Echmiadzin press service denied Azeri sources' reports about the planned meeting of Catholicos of all Armenians Garegin II and the head of the department of the Muslims of the South Caucasus Sheik ul-Islam haji Allahshukyur Pashazade.

As it is known, some political forces have initiated discussion of the question of expediency of increasing majority places at the expense of the proportional.

Yesterday in the course of his working visit to Strasbourg Armenian Foreign Minister and the Council of Europe leadership discussed the negotiation process on Nagorno Karabakh conflict peaceful settlement and the course of Armenia's fulfillment the obligations undertaken when entering CE.

As it is known, according to the law, the high-rank officials of the Republic and their family member have to make public their income and property statements.

The financial and political crisis, caused by the prospect of holding pre-term parliamentary elections, becomes more acute in Turkey.

«Eurasian Center for Strategic Research» has issued a book called to mitigate the troublesome consequences of releasing «Ararat» sensational film of Atom Egoyan Canadian film director.

A trial of the case against hijackers of Azerbaijan’s branch of the “Hisbut-Tahrir” international terrorist organization has started in Baku. We recall that 6 Azerbaijani citizens are being accused of an attempt to overthrow the state regime and to prepare terrorist acts using firearms. “Turan” agency of Baku informs that they are particularly accused of preparation of the terrorist acts against the U.S. Embassy and offices of international organizations in Baku. According to investigation materials, the members of the group, the center of which is in Palestine, under the pretence of religious propaganda were intending to change the political system of Azerbaijan and to create an Islamic state there.