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ArmInfo. On December 27 by the order of. Minister of Emergency Situations of Armenia Feliks Tsolakyan, around the clock strongholds will be established in  Syunik, Gegharkunik and Aragatsotn regions to assist people during  the blizzards.  

ArmInfo.The Central Bank of Armenia summed up the results of the regular competition of scholarships named after the first chairman of the Central Bank of  Armenia, Isaak Isahakyan. The press service of the Central Bank told  ArmInfo that 25 students participated in the Competition of  scholarships named after Isahak Isahakyan, of which only 18 make it  into the final, and only 7 of them were declared winners.

ArmInfo. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, referring to the possibility of  establishing relations with Armenia and the previously voiced Acting  RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's readiness to improve relations  with Ankara without preconditions, in particular, said: "Will we do  something without considering issues sensitive for Azerbaijan?"

ArmInfo.At the meeting of the Council of Elders on December 25, the development program of Yerevan for 2019-2023 was approved.

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.The National Security Service advises to use the Bavra or Gogavan  checkpoint when crossing the Armenian-Georgian border because of the  busy Bagratashen checkpoint

ArmInfo. The introduction of  a new transport network will take at least two years, Mayor of the  capital Hayk Marutyan stated in an interview with journalists after  the meeting of the Council of Elders of Yerevan on December 21.

ArmInfo. The Prosecutor  General's Office of Armenia made an explanation regarding the  initiation of a criminal case on the death of a 57-year-old resident  of Gyumri.

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ArmInfo. On December 19,  Armenian Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took part in the  meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission, which coordinates the  implementation of the Comprehensive and Enlarged Partnership between  Armenia and the EU (CEPA) and the Armenia-EU Partnership Priorities  Document.

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ArmInfo.The opening ceremony of the Argentine Center was held at Yerevan State University of Languages and Social Sciences after Valery Brusov.The Argentine Center was opened at the initiative of the Embassy of Argentina in Armenia. The project was supported by Converse Bank, which funded renovation, equipping and furnishing of the classroom intended for establishment of the Center.

ArmInfo.  In 2018 Armenia has experienced a dramatic turnaround, collumnist at Washington Post Frida Ghitis expressed such an opinion. 

ArmInfo. In order to more effectively treat the wounded and injured soldiers from the beginning of December to today, 7 soldiers have been transferred from the  garrison hospitals to the Yerevan garrison clinical hospital and  civilian medical institutions of Armenia.  

ArmInfo.Upon abuse of authority former deputy  minister of transport, communications and information technology,  framework of the case of the South Caucasian Railway (SCR), the  Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia opened a criminal  case. As noted in the official report of the Department of the  Investigative Committee, in the course of a comprehensive  investigation into the case of abuses committed during the operation  of the South Caucasian Railway CJSC, factual data on alleged abuses  by the RA Ministry of Transport, Communications were revealed. 

ArmInfo. In The Hague worshippers at a church in the Netherlands that have been holding round-the-clock prayer services for more than six weeks to prevent an Armenian family from being deported are hoping for a Christmas miracle.  The Reuters news  agency reports that since the end of October the Tamrazyan family, a  husband, a wife, and three children, continue to hide in the church.

ArmInfo. The group specially created by the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia received and considered 442 signals of offenses during the parliamentary elections held on December 9 in Armenia.According to the press service of the  Prosecutor General's Office, information on 190 cases was obtained as  a result of monitoring media publications and records of citizens in  social networks.

ArmInfo. VTB Bank (Armenia)  announces the launch of a new service - Savings Account, which will  bring the owner income up to 9.92% per annum at a rate of 9.5%.As the  press service of the bank reports, the rates on the Cumulative  Account in drams range from 1.5% to 9.5% per annum, depending on the  period and amount."Unlike a term deposit, by opening a savings  account at VTB Bank (Armenia), a client can withdraw funds or  replenish a savings account at a convenient time, an unlimited number  of times, without losing the interest already accrued," the source  noted.