Global humanitarian activists and organizations gathered at the Aurora Dialogues in Berlin on 11-12 December, to discuss and identify solutions to some of the world’s most prevalent humanitarian challenges.

The New Year Tree lighting ceremony will be held on December 21 in Yerevan’s Republic Square, Hakob Karapetyan, spokesperson of the Yerevan Mayor.

A drastic growth in vehicle imports has been documented in 2018 – reaching 62,500 cars annually from the previous 40,000, the State Revenue Committee said in a press release.

President of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan had a meeting with caretaker Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan on December 13 in Yerevan, Armenia.

Caretaker minister of energy infrastructures and natural resources of Armenia Garegin Baghramyan rules out an increase of gas tariffs supplied by Russia.

Russia is set for constructive dialogue with the new Armenian parliament and government after the parliamentary election in Armenia, Russian foreign ministry representative Maria Zakharova said at a press briefing today, according to TASS.

The Armenian government is working with the Central Bank on reducing the interest rates of student loans, acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said during today’s Cabinet session.

“Ashot Kocharyan, Director of the Multilateral and Bilateral Economic Cooperation department of the foreign ministry will represent Armenia at the session,” Naghdalyan said.

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a legislation adopted by Congress on direct American assistance to Christians, Yazidis and other minorities in the Middle East.

The Permanent Representation of Armenia to the Council of Europe carried our works immediately after the Strasbourg incidents to find out the situation with the Armenian officials employed at the secretariat of the Council of Europe, representatives of the Armenian community, representatives of various state bodies of Armenia who are in Strasbourg on a working visit.