A seminar opened today at the Vienna Diplomatic Academy, entitled 'Diplomacy and Media'. Journalists, diplomats, politicians, and scientists from 24 countries took part. Dina Oiun, editor-in-chief of Tuva Online Agency was a participant.

The number of unemployed in Tuva is growing annually by 270 people. The quantity of unemployed people now stands at 28,100, which is 11 percent of the Tuvan population. Seventy-three percent of those unemployed live in the countryside.

The all-Russian census launched yesterday. To show support for the census,Vladimir Putin and his wife became examples of civil consciousness by patiently and scrupulously answering all of the questions asked of them by a young and obviously nervous census-taker. In Tuva the campaign will take far longer than a week.

Tuva will be represented in the higher chamber of Russian Parliament by Liudmila Narusova, a politician from St. Petersburg, and now a TV presenter. She is the widow of Mayor Anatoli Sobchak, one of the perestroika leaders who was also known as Vladimir Putins godfather. Today deputies of the two Tuvan chambers voted Ms. Narusova, countrywoman of the President of Russia, into this office thus giving up the possibility to have real Tuvan representation in the Russian Parliament.

The 8th European Championship in Sumo wrestling finished today in Moscow. One hundred ten sportsmen from nineteen countries participated. In two of three purely Russian finals, Russians wrestled with Tuvan sportsmen. The two became silver medal winners.

Today the most prolonged session in the history of Tuvan Parliament came to a close. The deputies unanimously elected Vitali Valkov to the office of Vice-Chairman of the Legislative Chamber. After 2 long months of disharmony, the deputies also surprisingly elected heads to eight of the ten parliamentary committees-the remaining two posts will be filled during the next session. The first session of the new Parliament ended with the Russian and Tuvan national anthems being played.

The official visit of the Tuvan governmental delegation to Mongolia has come to and end. The delegation had been received by Mongolian Prime Minister Enkhbayar and was taken to the Goby factory and one of the largest and most beautiful lamaseries in all of Asia, in Ulan-Bator.

During a session of the Legislative Chamber of the Great Khural, deputies approved of the new structure suggested by the newly elected Chairman. The chamber will consist of ten committees which are; legislative and constitutional questions; state construction and local self-rule; budget, finances, and taxes; health, social defense, and sports; science, education, and culture; economics, property, and business; security and law enforcement; agriculture and ecology; regulations and control; and northern district questions. An election to determine the heads of these committees will be held on October 3, when the next session takes place