Armenia wants cheaper gas from RussiaNovember 8, 2018 - 16:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Acting Minister of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources Garegin Baghramyan has revealed that Armenia is negotiating a lower gas price with Gazprom and Russia’s Energy Ministry. Negotiations are currently underway both on the formation of tariffs on the border and the internal structure, he said. Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said earlier that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to review the price of natural gas that Russia delivers to Armenia. First Deputy Prime Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said in September that the Armenian government is analyzing the pricing of gas. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |