SOCAR and GazProm signed contract on Azeri gas supply to RussiaOctober 14, 2009 - 21:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Contract signing ceremony between State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and GazProm Russian Company took place at SOCAR office. The contract stipulates for supply of 0,5 cubic meters of gas to GazProm in 2010.Gas price was not specified, yet, will be calculated with special formula, as was announced at the ceremony. The contract was signed by SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev on Azerbaijan's side and GazProm CEO Alexey Miller on Russia's side, novosti.az reported. 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 | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |