The Armenian Court of Appeal for military and criminal cases today announced the verdict on the case of the act of terrorism in the Armenian Parliament in 1999, which resulted in the death of parliament and government leaders and members.

In 2003 the industrial production in Armenia increased 14.9%, making some $747 million.

The refusal of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps to register candidates from democratic parties for participation in the parliamentary election February 20 became the reason for that.

Georgian minister of energy Mamuka Nikolaishvili and director general of Telasi Georgian energy distribution company Dangiras Mikalajunas arrived in Yerevan today to discuss issues referring to the increase of the volume of electric power supplies from Armenia to Georgia.

The resumption of the Karabakh war is impossible, stated director of the Russian Institute for Political Research Sergey Markov, when commenting on Ilham Aliyev's statement on the opportunity of solution of the Karabakh conflict by means of force.

As State Department deputy spokesman Adam Ereli said the other day, "we consider that the Azeri authorities have either to prove the guilt of those arrested or to release them."

It is not ruled out for Ilham Aliyev to be informed about the content of previous talks over Karabakh held by the Armenian and Azeri leaders, V. Oskanian stated.

OSCE chairman-in-office, Bulgarian foreign minister Solomon Passy said at a meeting with NATO secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer in Brussels.

In the words of IEC director general Mikhail Mantrov, the step is made taking into account the difficult situation of the Georgian energy system.