Russia cuts gas tariffs for Armenian consumers, businessesMay 31, 2016 - 12:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Public Services Regulatory Commission of Armenia (PSRC) on Tuesday, May 31 approved the decision on the gas price reduction. The price for 1,000 cubic meters of gas will be lowered to AMD 146.700 against the current AMD 156.000 (a reduction of AMD 9.3 – about 2 cents – per 1 cubic meter) for people with a monthly consumption of up to 10.000 cubic meters of gas. For those with a monthly consumption of 10 thousand cubic meters or more, the current price of $276.98 will be reduced to $257.56 (a reduction of some 20 cents per one cubic meter). The new tariffs come into force from June 1. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |