The December 27, 2003 verdict of the court of first instance was appealed against by Ashot Knyazian and Edik Grigorian, sentenced to life imprisonment, as well as by Hamlet Stepanian, condemned to 14 years of deprivation of liberty.

The prosecutor demanded such a term of imprisonment at a court sitting in Yerevan yesterday.

in case the Armenian party is not provided with entry visas in the Azeri embassy in Tbilisi, the Armenian delegation will try to obtain them at the Baku airport, the Defense Ministry statement noted.

Abdullah Gul stated another trilateral meeting between foreign ministers of Armenia, Turkey and Azerbaijan was possible.

''Armenians of Javakhk connect hopes with Mikhail Sahakashvili,'' the new Head of the regional administration of Akhalkalaki region Arthur Yeremyan said commenting on the results of the Presidential elections taken place Sunday. Menawhile, there are bases to doubt the sincerity of the Armenian electors.