Govt. to compensate AMD 126 mln in gas tariffs for vulnerable familiesDecember 27, 2012 - 16:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Government of Armenia passed a resolution on Thursday, December 27 to transfer AMD 126 million to ArmRosGazprom CJSC to cover vulnerable families’ gas expenditures for July-September 2012. Starting April 1, 2011, vulnerable families were charged a reduced tariff of AMD 100 per cubic meter of gas (consumer price was set at AMD 132 per cubic meter.) Earlier, the government resolved to extend the term of reduced tariffs for vulnerable families till March 31, 2013. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |