Transportation price may rise to AMD 150 by next weekJuly 18, 2013 - 12:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan Municipality will host a discussion on transportation price hike, with public transport companies participating. The results of the discussion will be submitted for Mayor’s consideration, Yerevantrans CJSC director told PanARMENIAN.Net “Final calculation will be submitted to Mayor’s consideration, with the decision to be passed by next Monday,” Misak Hambartsumyan said. “We intend to increase transportation price to AMD 150, up from current AMD 100. We’re trying to find a compromise for people to acceptable transportation price and transport companies survive in the market,” he said. Despite earlier statement by the Public Services Regulatory Commission suggesting only a 5% hike, Hambartsumyan noted that the hike would not solve any problem, with the companies hardly able to operate in the face of increased prices for gas, diesel fuel and spare parts. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |