Armen Poghosyan: only way to struggle against rise in prices in Armenia is self-immolationDecember 22, 2010 - 14:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of the Association of Consumers of Armenia Armen Poghosyan said that the only way to struggle against increase in prices in Armenia is self-immolation. “Our evidences, publications, debates with the State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition and Public Services Regulatory Commission of Armenia have yielded no result,” Poghosyan told a press conference. According to him, prices before New Year go up basically in small shops, but not in supermarkets. He added that some supermarkets pursue a policy of decreasing prices for certain foodstuffs, for example, turkey and juices. Thus, in contrast to small shops, the large ones try to suppress the growth in prices, the expert said. Prices for fruits, meat, eggs and cheese have already gone up. Egg producers promised early in December that they will not increase prices for their output. However, growth in prices for egg was recorded as of December 21. 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. |