Azerbaijan doubles gas rates for TurkeyMay 19, 2009 - 14:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijan will charge Turkey about USD 200-250 per 1,000 cubic meters of gas, compared to USD 120 it charged previously, APA agency reported citing Turkey's Haber7 web portal.The two countries have been in intensive negotiations on the price and volume of naturals gas Azerbaijan exports to Turkey. Turkey proposes increasing the volume of gas delivery while Azerbaijan wants to bring prices close to market prices. Haber7 said Azerbaijan and Turkey have agreed on the price but are still negotiating on the increased volume of natural gas from Shah Deniz Phase 2. Earlier Azerbaijan said it charged USD 120 per 1,000 cubic meters of 5 billion cubic meters of gas exported to Turkey in 2008. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |