RA government reconsiders agreement on transfer of Armenian Railways to RZDAugust 6, 2009 - 18:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian government has decided to amend the agreement on transfer of Armenian Railways to Russian Railways (RZD).Minister of Transport and Communications Gurgen Sargsyan said that amendments will include a provision regulating determination of railway tariffs. For his part, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said that a working group will be formed to control the situation. "This agency will be empowered to examine the issues and present conclusions to the government," he said. "We learned about the tariffs rise after the concessioner was announced and will never allow it happen again." 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. |