The Public Services Regulatory Commission of Armenia received on May 13 an agreement attached to the gas price rise offer which entered into force on April 1, according to the leader of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) parliamentary group. Levon Zurabyan told a press briefing that the gas price deal was signed before April 1, in view of the date it entered into force. “Thus, we assume that the authorities were aware of the information before the city council polls and even the presidential elections. The gas price was probably negotiated with the Russian side in fall 2012,” The ANC member said that the information would have affected the results of the elections had it been announced before the polls. “The authorities manipulated the public, keeping the information in secret,” Mr. Zurabyan said.
On May 9, Armenians celebrate a triple holiday: the Victory Day, the NKR Defense Army Day and Liberation of Shushi. The Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic Defense Minister, defense army commander, Lieutenant General Movses Hakobyan spoke about the achievements and shortcomings of the defense army, as well as its regional role in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.
A candidate in Armenia's presidential elections, Paruyr Hayrikyan, shot and wounded in an assassination attempt, feels good and is determined to continue the race. The question remains: Will the elections be delayed? As the candidate told PanARMENIAN.Net, he’ll either apply to the Constitutional Court with a request to delay the elections for 2 weeks, or try and collect his strength to continue with the campaign. “The poll day of February 18 is important to me for many reasons,” he said.
Oil prices go down amid lukewarm demand Brent crude, a benchmark for many international oil varieties, fell 14 cents to $102.30 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.
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