Power bills not to be subsidized through state budget: Prime MinisterJune 30, 2015 - 16:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The subsidies to cover extra costs of electric power won't be provided from Armenia’s state budget, Prime Minister said. Hovik Abrahamyan, however, didn't expand on the sources the funding will be provided from. He also refrained from comments on the Electric Networks of Armenia’s possible nationalization, Tert.am reports. “It is still too early to discuss that. We still have to wait for debates; as a result of the auditing, we’ll have what we will and will by all means make our decision public,” he told reporters. The PM did not respond to remarks about the reported allegations that the auditing will fall short of revealing the abuses in the system. He said the outcomes will be known as early as in July. 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. |