June 8 the delegation is invited to Latvian Foreign Minister Artis Pabriks.

The visit will be held late June.

"At the same time we reiterate that it is the issue to be settled by two sovereign states - Armenia and Russia", Zurab Gumberidze said.

The jury and contest participants visited Khachaturian's House Museum.

Tomorrow the Armenian delegation will make for Tokyo.

The new chairman of the board of governors will be elected.

On Monday, the major German oppositional political force - the "Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union" has selected the candidate for the federal chancellor's post. In case of victory of the conservators in the upcoming pre-term parliamentary elections the government will be headed by the leader of the "Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union" Angela Merkel. The tough pronouncements of Miss Merkel towards Turkey have won the sympathy of Armenians, guaranteeing the support of the large Armenian community of Germany.