 ANC rep: authorities were aware of gas price hike in fall 2012 May 24, 2013 - 16:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Public Services Regulatory Commission of Armenia received on May 13 an agreement attached to the gas price rise offer which entered into force on April 1, according to the leader of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) parliamentary group. Levon Zurabyan told a press briefing that the gas price deal was signed before April 1, in view of the date it entered into force. “Thus, we assume that the authorities were aware of the information before the city council polls and even the presidential elections. The gas price was probably negotiated with the Russian side in fall 2012,” The ANC member said that the information would have affected the results of the elections had it been announced before the polls. “The authorities manipulated the public, keeping the information in secret,” Mr. Zurabyan said.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
