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KIRKOROV WAS NOTIFIED HIS PRESENCE IN YEREVAN "NOT SAFE"

March 31, 2005 - 08:38 AMT  14:04 GMT
Due to the canceling of Philip Kirkorov tour to Yerevan the organizer of
the concert has suffered damage, Tigran Jilanian, the founder of Manukian
Ltd. Reported.

RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER: "RUSSIA INTERESTED IN US MILITARY BASES TEMPORARY
PRESENCE IN CIS"

March 31, 2005 - 08:21 AMT  14:04 GMT
Temporary presence of US military bases in the CIS territory, destined for
fighting terrorism in Afghanistan, fits the interests of Russia, Sergey
Ivanov believes.

KIRKOROV DECIDED TO WITHDRAW

March 31, 2005 - 07:40 AMT  14:04 GMT
Philipp Kirkorov is convinced that "art should not be politicized, its
mission is to bring goodness, beauty and peace to people."

ARMENIAN PRESIDENT MET WITH US EUROPEAN COMMAND DEPUTY COMMANDER

March 31, 2005 - 07:24 AMT  14:04 GMT
Charles Wald: sustaining peace and stability in the South Caucasus is
highly important both to the US and Europe.

SERGE SARGSIAN: ARMENIA-NATO RELATIONS DEVELOP FAST - IT IS VERY USEFUL TO ARMENIA

March 31, 2005 - 07:05 AMT  14:04 GMT
Armenian Defense Minister met with NATO Secretary General Assistant for
policy and security.

YEREVAN CITY HALL CONFIRMED INFORMATION ON KIRKOROV CONCERT BEING CANCELED

March 31, 2005 - 06:48 AMT  14:04 GMT
The City Hall of the Armenian capital has called on Manukian Ltd. to
organize the return of the sold tickets.

PHILIP KIRKOROV'S CONCERT IN YEREVAN CANCELLED

March 30, 2005 - 11:35 AMT  14:04 GMT
Deputy Mayor of Yerevan Arman Sahakian is expected to render a press conference on March 31.

JAPAN TO ALLOCATE ARMENIA $150.2 MILLION CREDIT

March 30, 2005 - 10:25 AMT  14:04 GMT
Armenia and Japan signed two intergovernmental agreements.

PHILIP KIRKOROV HOPES GREEK REPERTOIRE WILL HELP ARMENIANS TO FORGET HIS "PRO-TURKISH" PAST

March 30, 2005 - 10:17 AMT  14:04 GMT
He is not going to cancel concerts in Yerevan.

RUSSIA, AZERBAIJAN AND TURKEY TO FORM ECONOMIC UNION

March 30, 2005 - 10:02 AMT  14:04 GMT
The Confederation of Businessmen of Eurasia will be founded in Baku in June.
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