On the threshold of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, Turkey has been trying to sow discord within Armenian Diaspora structures by all means, to sabotage numerous events - scientific conferences, exhibitions and forums, and these attempts are becoming obvious, Director of the Armenian genocide Museum-Institute, Hayk Demoyan said at today's press-conference. 

The situation in Kessab, Syria, is stable and peaceful, a local newspaper "Gandzasar" reports.

Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan tries hardest to conceal their losses after Armenia's asymmetric retaliation to the recently downed helicopter, ArmInfo's source in the security agencies says.

For already 9 years the leading telecommunications operator of Armenia VivaCell-MTS has been following a civilized model of business administration. The system of values adopted in the organization, which implies putting Corporate Responsibility at the core of its activities, has already become a worldview for VivaCell- MTS employees. Their desire to help the country and the society is realized through numerous projects; employees of different departments of the Company make decisions and gather funds for their implementation.

As part of company disclosure policy Geoteam, a fully owned subsidiary of Lydian International informs all stakeholders about the payments to local governments at the end of each year. The communities of Saravan, Gorayk and Gndevaz have received overall about AMD 720 million from Geoteam in land rental payments in 2008- 2014. 

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed a law on ratification of the treaty on Armenia's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union, press-service of the president reported.

Films on Armenian Genocide will be shown in 20 countries in 2015. The program is being implemented by the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival with the support of the Armenian Ministry of Culture. 

Head of the Gallup International Association in Armenia Aram Navasardyan introduced the results of the latest poll "Yerevan residents about Yerevan," Wednesday, on 24 December.

Head of the Gallup International Association in Armenia Aram Navasardyan introduced the results of the latest poll "Yerevan residents about Yerevan," Wednesday, on 24 December.

The film "The Scar" by Fatih Akin, a German filmmaker of Turkish origin, will be demonstrated at Golden Apricot XII Yerevan International Film Festival.

Beeline has announced the launch of "0 in Roaming" service. The company's press service has told ArmInfo that the service allows the subscribers to receive free calls in roaming from the 2nd through the 10th minute. The service is available in any country of the world for Beeline mobile subscribers.  Within "0 in Roaming" service, the first minute will cost AMD 200.  Every other minute following the 11th one will also cost AMD 200.

The information about the meeting of Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan is an absolute lie, Viktor Soghomonyan, Spokesman for the second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan's Office, has told ArmInfo's correspondent.

Businessman Levon Hayrapetyan, who is placed under house arrest, was urgently hospitalized on December 23, Hayrapetyan's doctor Henry Bakunts says.

About a month ago, the second and the third presidents of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan, held a private meeting. The spotlight of the meeting was the presidential election of 2018, Haykakan Zhamanak (Armenian Time) daily says with reference to reliable sources. 

The Central Bank of Armenia has raised the refinancing rate from 6.75% to 8.5%. The CBA press service has told ArmInfo that the Megaregulator took the decision to raise the rate by 1.75 pct points on December 23.   

The European Games are not the property of Baku. They are organized by the International Olympic Committee, which will control the situation, Secretary General of Armenia's National Olympic Committee (NOC), Hrachya Rostomyan, said at today's press-conference. 

For the first time Armenian journalists have received an opportunity to participate in the fourth annual contest of Rostelecom OJSC - "Technologies for Life - Instantaneous Internet!" From now on, the contest is receiving an international status, Rostelecom representative Irina Zhabrova said at a press conference in Armenia on December 23.   

In 2014, Rostelecom's investments in Armenia amounted to about AMD 3 billion and in 2015 the company is expected to invest as much as in 2014. In 2013, the investments amounted to 5.5 bln AMD, Hayk Faramazyan, Director General of GNC-ALFA CJSC (subsidiary of Rostelecom) said at a press conference on December 23. (On Dec 23, the AMD/USD exchange rate was 456.17 AMD/1USD).

What prospects does the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process have for 2015 considering the all-time high tension on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border and no progress in the peace talks in 2014?

Forward to New Year holiday ProCredit Bank makes a surprise offer to customers. Starting from December 22, the Bank offers new "Holiday deposit", the Bank's press-service told ArmInfo.