Two days ago Russian frontier guards detained a man, who was trying to pass to the territory of Turkey over the barbed wire entanglement.

Sitting participants paid special attention to US contribution to implementation of economic reforms in Armenia, struggle against corruption, issues of international trade and energy.

The page located at www.usa.am/assistance provides information on the volume of US assistance to Armenia, describes programs being implemented in various economic branches and spheres of the country.

In Serge Sargsian's words, cooperation with the NATO, US and European countries is "a constituent of guaranteeing security of Armenia."

Unsettled conflicts in the South Caucasus hinder democratic reforms and further integration into Europe, authors of the declaration passed in Kishinev stated.

Today in Yerevan secretaries of the Security Councils of Armenia and Russia Serge Sargsian and Vladimir Rushaylo signed the Program of Joint Measures for 2004.

In spite of the situation in the Armenian-populated region being on the whole calm, provocation is not ruled out there.

In Vladimir Rushaylo's opinion, Ilham Aliyev needs some time to perceive the situation at the presidential level, and then make some actual proposals.

November 10 Russian defense minister Sergey Ivanov will arrive in Armenia on an official call.

The Armenian parliament has approved the changes into the Criminal Code, according to which people serving life sentence for commitment of acts of terrorism and assassination of political and public figures are deprived of the right for pre-term conditional release.