 Armenia’s Consumers Association slams gas price hike May 21, 2013 - 18:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of Armenia’s Consumers Association NGO A. Poghosyan addressed a letter to Human Rights Defender Karen Andreasyan over the gas price rise. “The quality and the prices of utilities have always been in the focus of our attention. We are concerned about the price formation, considering it highly unfair. According to the principles of Armenian public services pricing policy, the gas price rise and USD exchange rate, decrease in the volume of consumption, and the investments made may be cited as the reasons behind the price upsurge. We urge relevant state institutions (Public Services Regulatory Commission, National Assembly and RA government) for gas price review,” the Association’s letter reads.   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. |
