ArmInfo. Minister of Diaspora Mkhitar Hayrapetyan shares the concerns of his staff over the abolition of the department.  According to Hayrapetyan, who  intends to head the committee on science and education in the new  parliament, the government's decision says nothing about which  department will specifically be entrusted with the functions of the  Ministry of Diaspora.

ArmInfo.The Ministry of Education and Science completed the checks in the "Ararat Bachelor program ".

ArmInfo. According to a survey of Gallup international, 53.3% of Yerevan residents positively assess the changes in the capital of Armenia over the past year. Director of  the Gallup International Association in Armenia Aram Navasardyan  stated this on December 27 at a press conference.

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ArmInfo. New elements are being introduced into the justice system in Armenia that causes our deep concern. This is stated in the statement of the "Group of alternative projects" received by ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. A protest rally is held in front of the Russian Embassy in Armenia demanding that a soldier of the 102nd Russian military base, accused of the murder of a Gyumri resident, be handed over to the jurisdiction of the Armenian justice.

ArmInfo. The imperative of guarantees for a fair judicial investigation of each criminal case is the full independence of the judicial system and the protected professional activities of a lawyer. This is stated in the comment of the Defender of Human Rights Arman Tatoyan in connection with the situation related to Manvel Grigoryan.

ArmInfo.Through in Armenia, the oligarchic order that replaced  authoritarianism has been destroyed, but the threat of a return to  authoritarianism persists. Manvel Sargsyan, director of the Armenian  Center for Strategic and National Studies, said in an interview with  ArmInfo correspondent.

ArmInfo. According to the draft law amended by the Cabinet of Ministers on amending the Law on the Structure of the Government, 12 out of 17 ministries will be  left.  According to the document, the Ministry of Culture, Ministry  of Sports and Youth Affairs and the Ministry of Education and Science  will be merged into one single ministry.

ArmInfo. In Yerevan, a protest is being held against the decision of the court on changing the preventive measure of former MP Manvel Grigoryan, accused of  illegal possession of weapons and ammunition, as well as embezzlement  on a particularly large scale, from arrest to bail in the amount of  25 million drams.

ArmInfo. Armenian political forces continue to protest against the government's decision to diband a number of ministries.

ArmInfo.The residents of Echmiadzin the night before, after the court made a decision on the release of General Manvel Grigoryan, they blocked him from entering  the city, thus expressing their attitude towards Grigoryan. Protests  demanding re-arrest continued today.From early morning a group of  citizens blocked the central streets of Echmiadzin. 

ArmInfo. "In the days of the  April 2016 war, the Armenian side had intelligence information about  possible actions by the special forces of Azerbaijan," Acting Defense  Minister David Tonoyan told the radio Azatutyun speaking about the  work of the intelligence department of the General Staff of the Armed  Forces during the April war.

ArmInfo. “The Miracle of New Year and Christmas” program took place at the Cafesjian Center for the Arts on December 21, with Beeline’s support.  

ArmInfo. All law enforcement  officers have made a significant contribution to ensuring the  security of our country, Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol  Pashinyan stated on December 20 at the official ceremony attached to  the day of the security officials.

ArmInfo. In the classified  materials about the April war there is not a word about the lack of  intelligence materials. This was in an interview with journalists,  said the.

ArmInfo.On December 18, Armenian First Deputy Prime Minister Ararat Mirzoyan took part in the meeting of the steering committee of the electoral assistance program  in Armenia, the press service of the government of Armenia reports.

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ArmInfo. The domestic political events in Armenia did not affect and did not change the strategic relations between the two countries, Russian Ambassador to Armenia  Sergey Kopirkin told at press conference on December 18.