ArmInfo. Historically, Armenia and Russia have had friendly relations. Deputy Prime Minister  of the Russian Federation Alexey Overchuk stated on December 15 at a meeting of the Armenian-Russian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation.

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ArmInfo.Russia has admitted violations of a number of clauses of the Armenian-Russian agreement  on cooperation in the field of television broadcasting. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of High-Technological Industry of Armenia.

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ArmInfo. Today, as a result of the actions of unfriendly countries and a number of external factors, the Russian  aluminum industry is under unprecedented pressure, which puts it on the verge of an acute crisis with severe long-term consequences, the Russian Aluminium Association reports. 

ArmInfo. The Armenian Parliament has approved the main financial document for 2024. 71 MPs voted for  its adoption, 25 MPs voted against.  According to the document, in 2024, in conditions of ensuring 7% GDP growth, the revenues of the state treasury of Armenia will amount to 2 trillion 723 billion drams  (25.9% of GDP), and expenses - 3 trillion 206 billion drams (30.5% of GDP).

ArmInfo.Armenia's Parliament is discussing the final version of the 2024 draft budget. 

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ArmInfo.On the initiative of Armenia's Ministry of Economy, the Eurasian Economic Commission  discussed the situation at the Upper Lars checkpoint. 

ArmInfo.The situation at the Upper Lars checkpoint is a show of muscle on Moscow's part, which  could be very costly for the Armenian manufacturer on the eve of the New Year holidays. At the same time, the economic authorities of Armenia themselves are insincere in communicating with the local producer, Gagik Makaryan, Chairman of the Republican Union of Employers of Armenia (RUEA), told ArmInfo. 

ArmInfo.The situation at the Upper Lars checkpoint was expected, Gagik Aghajanyan, CEO, Apaven  forwarding company, told ArmInfo. 

ArmInfo.Armenia's Premier Nikol Pashinyan has signed a decree appointing Vice-Premier Mher Grigoryan a member of the Board of Managers of the Eurasian Reinsurance Company (ERC). 

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ArmInfo. The Armenian authorities' ignoring Russia's key role in the development of the  country's economy is in conflict with its national interests, opposition Armenian MP Tadevos Avetisyan wrote in his article. 

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ArmInfo. Yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Mher Grigoryan, together with the partners  of the Eurasian Economic Union countries, visited an exhibition of electric vehicles in Moscow, presented within the framework of the "Russia Forum" international exhibition. The press service of the RA government reports.

ArmInfo.Armenia will not give up nuclear energy; this is a requirement of the country's Energy  Security Strategy until 2040. UN National Expert on Energy Ara Marjanyan expressed such a belief in a conversation with the ArmInfo correspondent, commenting on yesterday's statement by RA Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan during the live broadcast.

ArmInfo.The Public Services Regulatory Commission of Armenia (PSRC) approved the application of  MTS Armenia CJSC (Viva-MTS brand, a subsidiary operator of the Russian MTS PJSC) to complete a transaction to sell shares of the company. ArmInfo was informed about this by the PSRC's press service.

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ArmInfo. At the moment, the Russian economy, especially at its current stage of development, depends to a fairly significant extent on Armenia. Aghasi Tavadyan, an economist and head of "Economic Uncertainty Modeling" laboratory, ASUE at the Armenian State Economic University, told an ArmInfo correspondent.