"Armenia Telephone Company" (ArmenTel) became the Armenian partner of "PrimTelephone."

Head of Azeri president's administration Ramiz Mehtiev told journalists today.

"We are following the election in Azerbaijan very attentively," - secretary of the Security Council of Russia Vladimir Rushailo said.

An Armenian delegation headed by governor of Ararat region Alik Sargsian is in the Astrakhan region of Russia.

Turkish government has arrived at that hard and not popular in the country decision after Cofer Black, coordinator for counterterrorism at the US Department of State, pledged that the US will apply force against fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, if they set out against Turkish military.

Until not all opportunities are exhausted, Azerbaijan intends to settle the Nagorno Karabakh issue peacefully, Azeri prime minister, presidential candidate Ilham Aliyev told journalists in the course of a pre-election tour.

A Program of Cooperation between the defense ministries of Armenia and Belarus for the year 2004 will be signed.

Mesrob II assured the ambassador that the Istanbul Armenian Patriarchate is committed to reconciliatory efforts between the peoples and governments of Turkey and Armenia.

The United States is concerned over oppression and violence against human rights advocates and opposition presidential candidates by Azeri authorities, says a special statement by the US Department of State.

Leaders of Christian minorities of Turkey - Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians and Catholics - have submitted their complaints to the Turkish parliament and other bodies for the time being.