Azerbaijan can’t blackmail Armenia, even if it purchases 25% of North-South gas pipelineMarch 2, 2011 - 19:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgia has assured the Armenian government that the possible sale of 25% of shares of North-South gas pipeline, via which Russian gas is supplied to Armenia, will not anyhow affect the “general management of the gas pipeline.” Armenian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan said in the Armenian parliament that if a part of Armenia-bound gas pipeline is purchased by a foreign company, including Azerbaijani one, it will not affect the gas pipeline exploitation matters. “In our opinion, the sale of 25% of the gas pipeline’s shares does not pose a threat for Armenia,” the Minister said. Even if an Azerbaijani company buys 25% of the gas pipeline’s shares, Azerbaijan will not be able to blackmail Armenia with it, concluded Movsisyan. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |