The population of Armenia will continue to decline, reaching 2.5 million by 2035 - the UN report

ArmInfo. Russia delivered a modern high-class electric train to Armenia. To familiarize himself with the technical capabilities of the new and high-class electric train, on 17 October RA Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies Vahan Martirosyan visited the locomotive depot. As the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Transport informs, the potential of the electric train to the minister was presented by Sergey Valko, Director General of the South Caucasus Railways. It is reported that the train is comfortable for everyone, including for passengers with disabilities - with problems of the musculoskeletal system. It is equipped with a lift, so that passengers moving in wheelchairs, can comfortably go up to the wagons and exit them. The electric train is also equipped with elevators. With their help, passengers moving by carriages can climb and descend from the carriages.

ArmInfo. Vice Prime Minister,  Minister of International Economic Integration and Reforms of Armenia  Vache Gabrielyan held a meeting with the Governor of the US State of  California, Jerry Brown, in San Francisco, USA. The parties agreed on  the process of signing a framework agreement on cooperation between  the Republic of Armenia and California.

ArmInfo. On October 17, the nominal coupon bonds of Ameriabank  of the seventh issue in the amount of 3 million euros were listed on  the Nasdaq OMX Armeina stock exchange, entered the main exchange list  (Abond), and were admitted to conclusion of targeted trading and sale  repurchase  deals.

ArmInfo. The Board of Directors of VTB at a meeting on October 16 evening decided to capitalize a subsidiary bank in Armenia worth about 1.2 billion rubles. This is stated in the message of the Center for Disclosure of Legal Information, RBC reports. According to the source, the authorized capital of JSC VTB Bank (Armenia) will be increased by no more than 10 billion Armenian drams (about 1.2 billion rubles) by placing additional ordinary registered shares. To this end, VTB plans to acquire slightly more than 925,000 shares,

ArmInfo. With the  cooperation of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic  of Armenia and Rosgosstrakh Armenia CJSC, the technical base of the  Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Armenia has been  modernized.

ArmInfo. In the sphere of agriculture in Armenia, by 2021 the system of agricultural insurance will be fully implemented. This was reported by the Minister of Agriculture of Armenia Ignaty Arakelyan on October 11 at a meeting with journalists.

ArmInfo. The construction of a new nuclear power plant in Armenia is an exclusively economic problem, not related to political influence. This was stated by Justice Minister David Harutyunyan on October 17, commenting on the journalists' request on the closure of the Armenian nuclear power plant, recorded in the new Agreement on Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership between Armenia and the European Union.

ArmInfo. Armenia attaches importance to the implementation of the construction projects of the Armenia-Georgia high-voltage power transmission line and the construction of the Cape Reservoir. This was stated by the Minister of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources of the Republic of Armenia Ashot Manukyan at a meeting with German Ambassador to Armenia Matthias Kisler on October 17.

ArmInfo. Minister of Territorial Administration and Development David Lokyan, Minister of Education and Science Levon Mkrtchyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Pyunik Fund Levon Sargsyan and Director of Kachar Technopark LLC Zhora Sargsyan signed the Memorandum of Cooperation.

ArmInfo. Smartphone Beeline Smart 8 can now be purchased in installments. As explained to ArmInfo in the press service of Beeline, the cost of this smartphone 24 thousand drams and a loan for the purchase of it by installments provides Unibank.

ArmInfo. Works began in Yerevan on the implementation of the "Old Yerevan" protest. For this moment, land works are carried out on one of the parts of the site envisaged for this project, and on the other part - the mayor's office carries out the process of alienation and clearing of the remaining territory. ArmInfo correspondent was informed about it by the press secretary of the head of the State Committee of Town Planning of Armenia Anahit Yesayan. She also informed that soon within the framework of this program on Teryan street the construction of podzemyh plots will start.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, it is necessary to record the objects of unfinished construction. Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetian made a similar request on September 7 at a government meeting.