Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Torda Abbot-Watt has arrived in Yerevan.

Today Armenian president Robert Kocharian's official visit to Russia began.

"Azer" organization of Swedish Azeris has expressed protest over the demonstration of "Where Is My Victory" film on SVT Swedish TV channel telling about the present state of the female military, who had participated in the struggle for independence of Nagorno Karabakh.

Yesterday the Council of Europe passed a resolution on fulfilling the provisions of the Framework Convention for the protection of national minorities.

January 13 Larnak city administration resolved to build a monument in honor of the first Armenians, who had arrived in Cyprus in 1920.

The recurrent meeting of the Armenian-Turkish Reconciliation Commission will be held in New York January 22-24.

In Moscow US deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage will discuss the situation in the Caucasus.

In an interview to "Deutsche Welle" (German Wave) radio station Armenian president Robert Kocharian expressed astonishment at a journalist say electricity and water mass cessation takes place in Armenia, and while the minimal basket of goods is 35$ the average salary of Armenian citizens makes only 10$.

The OSCE mission has held the planned monitoring of the contact line between the armed forces of Azerbaijan and Nagorno Karabakh on Aghdam stretch.

Armenian president Robert Kocharian stated in the course of the meeting with representatives of the Armenian community in Germany, where he is on an official call.