  Gas prices to rise in Armenia? May 14, 2013 - 13:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - ArmRusgasprom CJSC plans to issue an application on the upsurge of gas prices to Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission, Zhoghovurd daily reported. Despite the fact that commission spokesperson Mariam Stepanyan didn’t confirm the media reports, the paper considers the information reliable. It’s noteworthy that the country’s officials said over the past months that the gas price upsurge is discussed with Russia. The gas price maintenance was mainly linked to Armenia’s political situation, particularly 2012 parliamentary elections, 2013 presidential and city council polls. The price of one thousand cubic meters of gas is likely to be set at USD 247, which is by USD 67 or 37% higher than USD 180 tariff.   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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
