81.   But the press service said the second half of January had only been raised as a tentative period for the visit.

82.   Catherine Trautmann stepped down as government spokeswoman, but she will remain Culture Minister, according to an announcement that was made by the presidential press service.

83.   Catholicos Garegin I, the leader of the Armenian Apostolic Church, died on Tuesday of larynx cancer, the church press service said.

84.   Ceremonies and concerts commemorating those years are to be held annually in Ukraine during November, the presidential press service said.

85.   Children sleeping nearby were aroused by her screams and alerted police, but by the time they arrived the teen-agers had fled, the press service said.

86.   Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov criticized the parliament of his separatist republic Monday for blocking his efforts to turn Chechnya into an Islamic state, his press service said.

87.   Chirac is expected to hold talks with President Petru Lucinschi and other Moldovan leaders, and meet French-speaking students and teachers, the presidential press service said.

88.   Col. Gurgen Arutyunyan died of injuries sustained when his car collided with a truck near the capital, Yerevan, late Tuesday, the Interior Ministry press service said.

89.   Combat jets bombarded suspected rebel positions in mountain passes during the operation, the press service said, and mines were placed on trails.

90.   Corruption in the government has contributed to the growth of organized crime as more and more government officials succumb to bribery, the presidential press service said.