On March 21, RA president Robert Kocharyan expressed his candid sympathy in the telegram to RF President Vladimir Putin on the recent tragic events in Russia. Due to the presidency press release, the telegram says;

RA Prime Minster Andranik Margaryan sent a letter of condolence to his RF counterpart Michael Fradkov. The letter says,

YEREVAN, 20 March 2007 - Bringing police closer to the public and increasing citizens' confidence in police is the goal of an agreement signed today by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Armenian Police.

Applicants for nonimmigrant visas to visit the United States may now pay their application fee in Armenian dram at any of the 40 branches of Armeconom Bank. A list of branches and their locations may be found on the bank's web site at www.aeb.am. Paying the fee in advance will reduce the amount of time each applicant spends in the Embassy waiting room on the day of their interview.

Today UNDP Resident Representative Ms. Consuelo Vidal concluded Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) for provision of grant funds with, Lori TV LLC (Vanadzor, Lori marz), Media Center Ltd. (Yerevan), Hrazdan TV Company (Hrazdan, Kotayq marz), and STV1 Television Edition (Sevan, Gegharkunik marz) – the four finalist TV companies to develop and broadcast TV programmes on corruption issues.

On March 15, Robert Kocharyan signed the RA amendments referring laws on Aviation, construction taxes upon Meghri-Qajaran gas- pipeline,

Nagorno Karabakh Republic’s last years’ progress of social and economic development is caused by both the internal political stability and cardinal structural reforms. Due to these reforms it became possible not only to prevent setback in production but also to fix a high economic growth, the evidence of which is an uninterrupted optimization of the corresponding economic and social indicators”.

On March 16, RA President Robert Kocharyan received Ms. Donna Douset-Koirolo, the World Bank (WB) Regional Director for South Caucasus and the newly-appointed head of the WB Yerevan office Aristomene Varoudakisi.

On March 16, RA President Robert Kocharyan received Ms. Donna Douset-Koirolo, the World Bank (WB) Regional Director for South Caucasus and the newly-appointed head of the WB Yerevan office Aristomene Varoudakisi.

On March 16, RA President Robert Kocharyan received Ms. Donna Douset-Koirolo, the World Bank (WB) Regional Director for South Caucasus and the newly-appointed head of the WB Yerevan office Aristomene Varoudakisi.

Vardan Khachatryan, RA Minister of Finance and Economy, received Mrs. Donna Dauset–Koirolo, regional World Bank (WB) executive officer and Mr. Aristomene Varudakis, newly- appointed one in Yerevan office.

The Embassy noted with deep disappointment the statement made in Yerevan on March 13 by ANCA Exec Director Aram Hambarian. His remarks were a willful distortion of reality and have no place in any serious discussion about policy differences. Mr. Hambarian's comments are particularly out of place in Yerevan, where the Government of Armenia has already signaled its readiness to work with Ambassador Hoagland.

The Council of Europe's European Commission for Democracy through Law (the "Venice Commission") will be meeting in Venice on 16 and 17 March (Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista). This is its 70th session since it was set up in 1990.

Shirak marz will be provided with about 21 million USD in the frames of ' Millennium Challenges Corporation. 12 million will be directed to the road repair of republic and intercommunity importance. More than 80 communities are involved in the project.

According to economist Edward Aghajanov, US dollar will have the highest value in April. It is resulted in the fact that people bought the currency in a very low price: 350 AMD.

John Hewko, Vice President of Operations for the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), is in Armenia to meet with high-level government officials and review progress of the $235 million MCC Armenia Compact.

The week of NATO will kick off in Yerevan on March 12 - 16 in the framework of the Individual Action Plan. The RA Foreign Ministry said a team of various level NATO officials will deliver here a series of lectures, give televised interviews and meet with non-governmental organizations and students to provide a better understanding of Armenia-NATO cooperation.

CoE calls on its member countries to take measures to combat against family and women tortures. It urges to apply legislative, legal, budget and educational methods in this respect.

Armenia's Foreign Minister, Vartan Oskanian, spent Monday March 5 in Washington, visiting with members of the US administration as well as US congressmen.

Vano Merabishvili, the Interior Minister in Georgia, has dismissed Samvel Iritsyan, Ninotsminda Regional Chief Officer.

Six prosecutors and two members of Central Electoral Commission will go to the USA on a business tour to study about election frauds. They will meet different State Governmental Bodies, particularly USA federal electoral commission, Department of Justice, FBI representatives, as well as specialists and political experts.

Under the decree of President Robert Kocharian, Colonel-lieutenant Arthur Aghabekyan, Deputy RA Defense Minister was dismissed from post.

NA speaker Tigran Torosyan has sent invitations to international bodies such as PACE, OSCE committee, CIS committee, Coucil of Europe to carry out observers' mission at Parliamentary elections.

n anticipation of an invitation to observe the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled for 12 May 2007, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) undertook a Needs Assessment Mission (NAM) to the Republic of Armenia between 30 January and 2 February 2007.