SUICIDE BOMBER KILLED NEAR RESIDENCE OF TURKISH PRIME MINISTER

July 1, 2005 - 11:34 AMT  23:34 GMT
The incident took place at about 9.30 local time.

SERGE SARGSIAN EVERYONE MINDS HIS BUSINESS AS HE CAN

July 1, 2005 - 09:30 AMT  23:34 GMT
"Speaking of arms race in current situation is shameful", the RA Defense Minister stated.

ARMENIAN-LEBANESE ECONOMIC COOPERATION FALLS BEHIND POLITICAL

July 1, 2005 - 09:02 AMT  23:34 GMT
Formation of Armenian-Lebanese joint ventures can activate Armenian-Lebanese business ties.

EDINBURGH CITY COUNCIL POSTPONED ADOPTION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION DOCUMENT

July 1, 2005 - 08:56 AMT  23:34 GMT
The decision was made on June 30.

ROBERT KOCHARIAN CONGRATULATED US EMBASSY STAFF WITH INDEPENDENCE DAY

July 1, 2005 - 08:28 AMT  23:34 GMT
The Armenian President expressed assurance that the close ties established between the two states will develop in future.

VARTAN OSKANIAN MET LEBANESE FM

July 1, 2005 - 08:13 AMT  23:34 GMT
The Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Lebanon discussed a wide range of issues.

ARMENIAN DEFENSE MINISTER: WE SHOULD TRY TO KEEP UP WITH BEST ARMIES OF WORLD

July 1, 2005 - 07:56 AMT  23:34 GMT
In two years the Armenian Armed Forces will be completely staffed with professional officers, Serge Sargsian stated.

ERDOGAN: EU CANNOT URGE TURKEY TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

July 1, 2005 - 07:52 AMT  23:34 GMT
If terms like the recognition of the Armenian Genocide are imposed, Turkey will not accept them, Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated.

RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MAY BE DISCUSSED IN OSCE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY

June 30, 2005 - 05:00 AMT  23:34 GMT
The annual session of OSCE Parliamentary Assembly will start on Friday in Washington. The Armenian delegation headed by the vice speaker of the National Assembly Vahan Hovhannisyan has left for the USA in order to take part in the session where the problems of Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey will probably be discussed.
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