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

ArmInfo. According to the report published on the website of the US diplomatic mission in Armenia: "As the holiday season approaches, the U.S. Embassy in  Yerevan reminds U.S. citizens in Armenia to exercise vigilance and  awareness of your surroundings, Armenia has traditionally experienced  an increase in crimes of opportunity such as robberies,  pick-pocketing, purse snatching, and residential break-ins during the  holiday season.

ArmInfo."Your pain is in my heart, your needs are in my thoughts, your dreams are in my soul. Thus, I can say with confidence that everything will actually be  fine," the Acting  Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated  on December 7 in the city of Gyumri of the Armenian Shirak region   addressing the residents of the "disaster zone".

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ArmInfo.The Hovhannisyan family from Gyumri has lived in a wooden self-made shelter for three decades after the devastating earthquake of 1988. The father of the large family, Martin, like many of his compatriots, has tried to find a solution, when he realized that it was nearly impossible to move from the temporary shelter into a new house.

ArmInfo. The monetary compensation for renting housing to contract servicemen in 2019 will  increase by 915 million drams. On November 22, the Government of  Armenia approved the procedure, as well as the size of the monetary  compensation for the rent paid to the contract servicemen, if it is  impossible to provide a service apartment.

ArmInfo.Despite the fact that the defense budget has increased by 26.6%, there are no plans to change the salaries of military personnel next year. This was stated  on November 12, at a meeting with journalists, by RA Defense Minister  David Tonoyan stated.  

ArmInfo. VivaCell-MTS and the Fuller Center for Housing Armenia continue making their contribution not only in solving the housing problem, but also totally changing people's lives through the housing project. The Mkrtchyans from Tatul village of Aragatsotn region had lived in a house with dilapidated and damp walls without a roof for years. The completely moldy walls could have caused many serious health problems for the family. In the words of the housewife, the damage was financial. For years, the clothes, hanging in the wardrobes stuck to the frozen walls, have been damaged.

ArmInfo.The epic of the provision of housing to the third Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has not ended yet.

ArmInfo.October 19, 2018 - The Black Sea Trade and Development Bank has provided a USD 15 million loan to Ardshinbank, Armenia to help finance small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country.  The facility has a maturity period of 5 years, which will enable Ardshinbank to offer the much-needed medium-term financing for SMEs capital expenditures and working capital needs. The facility is expected to serve up to 100 SME clients while supporting around 3600 jobs in Armenia.

ArmInfo.In the first half of 2018, the negative migration balance in Armenia was 6146 people. On October 9, summing up the results of 100-day work at a press  conference, said Armen Ghazaryan, head of the migration service at  the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Development of  Armenia.

ArmInfo. There is a tense situation in front of the government building- residents of  Artsvashen who have been protesting in front of the building of the  government attempted to break into the building, but security  officers blocked their way.  As the correspondent of ArmInfo informs  on the scene of the event, the protesters knocked the doors and  windows of the government building. Premier Pashinyan went to them.  Negotiations between the head of the Cabinet and Artsvashen residents  are undeway .

ArmInfo.The large family of Mkrtchyans lives in the village of Tatul, on the southeastern  foothills of the Arteni Mountains. For about 10 years the family has lived in a half-built panel house with a deteriorated roof and lacking basic housing conditions; the walls of the house have become moldy and blackened due to cold and dampness.

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ArmInfo. During the first 6 months  of 2018, 4632 crimes were registered in Yerevan, of which 3466 were  disclosed. On July 18, during the summing up of the results of the  activity of Yerevan Police Department, the head of the department of  the capital, colonel of police Artak Poghosyan stated.

ArmInfo. On July 17, Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Avinyan met with State Minister of Artsakh, Grigory Martirosyan.

ArmInfo. One of the priorities  of the Armenian Armed Forces today is the replenishment of the Armed  Forces with modern weapons, military equipment and material and  technical means necessary for the army based on the introduction of  modern principles and systems of military command and control, as  well as the establishment of new criteria for enhancing combat  skills.  

ArmInfo.Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan presented the vision of the development of the army in the context of the government program, which emphasized that the development of the country's Armed Forces is among priorities  from the point of view of ensuring the security of the Republic of  Armenia and Artsakh.

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