  Prices for Christmas trees in Armenia vary from AMD 10 to 100 thousand December 26, 2010 - 16:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prices for Christmas trees in Armenia vary from AMD 10 to 100 thousand, and even more. According to a survey conducted by a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, natural fir-trees are imported and cost about AMD 60-80 thousand. Pines are less expensive, costing AMD 45-50 thousand. “There are firs for AMD 30 thousand but they are no good,” a seller said. Those who can’t afford a natural fir-tree can buy branches, which cost about AMD 3-10 thousand. Cutting down and selling fir-trees before the New Year holidays is prohibited in the republic. As to artificial firs, the choice is great: the prices start with AMD 3 thousand and reach 120 thousand. Lights can be bought for AMD 1000-8000 thousand; toys cost AMD 500-5000 per one.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
