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CALIFORNIAN SENATORS LETTERS IN SUPPORT OF DEMIRCHIAN PUBLISHED IN PRESS FALSIFICATION, ARMENIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY STATES

March 15, 2003 - 19:47 AMT  09:52 GMT
Officials of the rank are not used to mark or congratulate election participants in a country, the press secretary stated and added that according to the data she possessed, they intended to bring a suit.

IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO ARMENIA POSTPONED

March 15, 2003 - 19:36 AMT  09:52 GMT
The visit of Iranian foreign minister Kamal Kharrazi to Armenia is postponed due to the exacerbation of the situation around Iraq.

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY FROM ARMENIA TO GEORGIA RESUMED TEMPORARILY

March 15, 2003 - 19:09 AMT  09:52 GMT
The energy supplies interrupted two days ago were resumed for 10 days at the instance of the Georgian party.

ARMENIAN SINGER AWARDED RUSSIAN ORDER "FOR SERVICES TO FATHERLAND"

March 15, 2003 - 19:01 AMT  09:52 GMT
In compliance with a decree of Russian president Vladimir Putin professor of Russian Academy of Music after Gnesins Zara Dolukhanova is awarded forth degree order "For services to the fatherland".

ROUND TABLE ON KARABAKH TO BE HELD IN MOSCOW IN APRIL

March 15, 2003 - 19:01 AMT  09:52 GMT
The Foreign Policy Association of Russia together with the Association of Russian Diplomats plans holding "Karabakh: search for compromises" round table in Moscow in mid-April.

ARMENIAN OPPOSITION TO APPEAL TO CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DEMANDING RECOGNIZE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION VOID

March 15, 2003 - 18:22 AMT  09:52 GMT
"We will be consistent in establishing legality," - chairman of the People Party of Armenia, ex-candidate for president Stepan Demirchian stated at a meeting yesterday.

US APPRECIATES CAUCASIAN COUNTRIES CONTRIBUTION TO FIGHT AGAINST TERROR

March 15, 2003 - 18:21 AMT  09:52 GMT
Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan have been extremely supportive of the war against terrorism, US assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs Elizabeth Jones said.

OSCE MINSK GROUP HOPES FOR ARMENIAN AND AZERI AUTHORITIES TO DISPLAY WILL TO SETTLE KARABAKH CONFLICT

March 15, 2003 - 18:08 AMT  09:52 GMT
"This year presidential election is held in Armenia and Azerbaijan, thus, none of the parties agrees to politically hard concessions in the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh issue," US assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs Elizabeth Jones said.

ARMENIAN OPPOSITION GETTING READY TO GAIN REVENGE

March 12, 2003 - 04:00 AMT  09:52 GMT
Nomination of candidates for Parliamentary elections has started in Armenia. The day after announcing the results of the Presidential elections the Central Electoral Commission started to accept from the parties applications for participation in the Parliamentary elections to be held on May 25. The opposition, which did not succeed in the Presidential elections, will try to gain a control over the legislative body.
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