TENSE PRE-ELECTION SITUATION IN ARMENIA.

Journalists in both Moscow andYerevan charged that Armenian authorities had closed the Russian-languagepaper Golos Armenii for political purposes, as part of a broader effort byPresident... MORE

RUSSIAN BASE ANGERS ARMENIANS.

The Russian military base at Gyumri isoffending the local population because Russian servicemen have electricitywhen the local population does not, Krasnaya zvezda said April 28.... MORE

BAKU RELEASES 35 ARMENIAN POWS.

Azerbaijani authorities released 35 Armenian prisoners of war May 11 in response to Armenian releases of Azerbaijanis the day before, Interfax and Turan reported. The... MORE

ARMENIA FREES AZERBAIJANI POWS.

Karabakh authorities freed 15 Azerbaijani prisoners of war May 9, and Yerevan said it would free 23 more, Golos Armenii and Interfax reported May 9.... MORE

ARMENIA, LEBANON SIGN TRADE AGREEMENTS.

During a visit to Beirut, Armenian Prime Minister Grant Bagratian signed a series of trade and investment agreements with the Lebanese government, Armen press reported... MORE

ARMENIA SIGNS AGREEMENTS WITH SYRIA.

Armenian Prime Minister Grant Bagratyan signed an agreement with Syria on joint development of energy resources at the end of a three-day visit to Damascus... MORE

ARMENIA WANTS RUSSIAN GAS.

Given its difficulties in purchasing and paying for gas from Turkmenistan, Yerevan has asked the Russian Federation to supply it with natural gas, the Armenian... MORE