As of December 24 (11:00 a.m.) New cases – 135 Tests performed – 6,236 Deaths – 3 —————————————————– Total number of tests performed – 2,522,916 Total number of confirmed cases – 344,261 Total recovered – 329,983 Patients currently receiving treatment –4,843 Total number of deaths – 7,939      

Ararat Mirzoyan, Armenian Foreign Minister and Chair of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), today received CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas. As reported by the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mirzoyan attached importance to finalization of the draft of the Plan for Implementation of the Decisions of the September …

Belarus’s Interior Ministry has added RFE/RL’s Belarus Service, known locally as Radio Svaboda, to its registry of extremist organizations, in a continued clampdown on independent media and civil society sparked by an eruption of protests against authoritarian ruler Alexander Lukashenko’s claim he won a presidential election last year that the opposition says was rigged, VOA …

NATO has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to take advantage of the upcoming vacation to withdraw his armed forces from the Ukrainian border. Russia has the opportunity to ensure a peaceful and relaxing Christmas for everyone, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with the German News Agency. To do this, the country must …

Collective Security Treaty Organization Secretary General Stanislav Zas, on a working visit in Armenia, paid a visit to the Armenian Genocide Memorial on December 23 accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Ghevondyan and Armenia’s Permanent Representative to the CSTO Victor Biyagov. The guests were greeted by the director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Harutyun Marutyan …

The Ministry of Health is discussing the issue of making coronavirus treatment for unvaccinated citizens paid. Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan told a briefing today that calculations on treatment costs are under way. “We are now calculating the cost of treating a coronavirus infection per case. The state has taken all measures to ensure the …

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2021 Article IV consultation and completed the fourth and fifth reviews of Armenia’s performance under its economic program supported by the SBA. The completion of these reviews will allow the authorities to draw SDR 51.43 million (about US$ 72 million), bringing total disbursements to SDR …

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received today Collective Security Treaty Organization Secretary General Stansilav Zas, the Prime Minister’s Office reported. It said that Pashinyan welcomed the CSTO Secretary General in Yerevan, noting that his visit is a good opportunity to discuss the current situation in the CSTO region, as well as to summarize the CSTO activities …

President Biden told ABC News in an interview that aired Wednesday he’ll seek re-election in 2024 if he remains in good health, and if his predecessor runs “that’ll increase the prospect” of him running. There’s been speculation that Biden, 79, may only serve one four-year term, due to age or other reasons. “I’m a great respecter of fate,” …