February 1 the Sudanese parliament unanimously approved the treaty between the central Sudanese government and representatives of the rebels struggling for independence of the southern regions of the country.

Earlier the mission members were scheduled to visit the Zangelan region situated near the Iranian border.

"We continue working jointly with Russia and hope to cooperate with her on some Caucasian problems such as the Karabakh conflict", she stated.

Thanks to political and economic reforms Armenia is occupying one of the leading positions among the Eurasian states, US Aid to Armenia in Fiscal Year 2004 report says.

The monitoring mission of the OSCE special group of experts in the security zones around Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is under way. It is worth reminding that the task of the mission members is to find out whether the statement of Azerbaijan concerning mass settlement in those regions is realistic.