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TECHNICIANS FROM SYRIA TO ARRIVE IN ARMENIA TO ACTIVATE ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN TWO STATES

October 24, 2002 - 23:18 AMT  15:30 GMT
Syrian charge' d'affaires to Armenia Fayez Absy stated that at the meeting with chair of the Armenian parliament Armen Khachatrian in Yerevan.

ARMENIAN HEAD AND DEPUTY HEAD OF RUSSIAN PRESIDENT'S ADMINISTRATION DISCUSSED ALL SCOPE OF BILATERAL RELATIONS

October 24, 2002 - 22:54 AMT  15:30 GMT
Russian delegation including deputy head of the Russian president's administration Vladislav Surkov, Krasnodar Territory governor Aleksander Tkachev and other officials has arrived in Yerevan.

CAUCASIAN STATES ASSUME IMPORTANCE FOR NATO, NATO STATE SECRETARY ASSISTANT STATED

October 24, 2002 - 22:46 AMT  15:30 GMT
"This is to promote the regional stability strengthening as well as to guarantee our security", she noted.

AZERBAIJAN CALLS ON USA TO MAKE KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT PROCESS MORE ACTIVE

October 24, 2002 - 22:45 AMT  15:30 GMT
Azeri State Oil Company vice-president, Azeri parliament deputy Ilham Aliyev stated that in Washington after his meeting with the US vice-president Richard Cheney.

ARMENIA TO CHAIR AT BSEC FROM NOVEMBER

October 24, 2002 - 21:34 AMT  15:30 GMT
Today the Armenian foreign ministry delegation led by the minister Vardan Oskanian has left for Tirana to participate in the regular meeting of the Council of the foreign ministers of the state-member of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation.

ARMENIAN PRESIDENT EXPRESSED INDIGNATION ABOUT TERRORISTS' SEIZING PEOPLE HOSTAGES IN MOSCOW

October 24, 2002 - 21:31 AMT  15:30 GMT
«The seizing people hostages and terrorist acts are aiming at destabilizing the situation not only in Russia but creating atmosphere of fear of all the international community», the message to president of Russian Vladimir Putin states.

REPORTS THAT ARMENIANS AMONG HOSTAGES IN MOSCOW THEATER CENTER NOT CONFIRMED YET

October 24, 2002 - 20:21 AMT  15:30 GMT
As was reported at the Armenian Embassy of Russia, to find out all the details, Ambassador councilor went to the Theater center building.

ARMENIAN DEFENSE MINISTER TO DISCUSS TERMS OF RUSSIAN PREMIER'S VISIT TO YEREVAN IN MOSCOW

October 24, 2002 - 19:58 AMT  15:30 GMT
It should be noted that as the Armenian-Russian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation co-chair, RF industry, science and technology minister Ilya Klebanov stated earlier, the Protocol on realization of the Agreement on the order of transfer of the Armenian property to pay off the debts on the Russian State credits is planned to be signed during Kasyanov's visit to Yerevan.

EUROPEAN UNION MIGHT SHOW INTEREST IN NAGORNO-KARABAKH ISSUE IN NEAREST FUTURE, ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTER THINKS

October 24, 2002 - 19:45 AMT  15:30 GMT
In Oskanian's opinion, today there are no critical issues regarding the settlement of the Karabakh conflict for Armenia.

ARMENIAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS MONOPOLIST "ARMENTEL" COMPANY SHARES ATTACHMENT BECAUSE OF ITS NON-FULFILLMENT OF ITS FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS TO ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT

October 24, 2002 - 19:20 AMT  15:30 GMT
If the owner of 90% of "ArmenTel" shares, the Greek Company OTE does not pay the sum of its obligations, the Armenian government will have to confiscate that part of the shares and conduct sales, Armenian justice minister David Harutyunian noted.
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