Roaming tariffs in CIS 3-6 times higher than in EuropeOctober 8, 2009 - 14:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - CIS antimonopoly structures have two major objectives - exchange of legislative experience and conduction of joint researches of various markets, Head of Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) Igor Artemyev said. He described the activity of RA State Commission for Protection of Economic Competition as exemplary and said that a complementary legislation should be developed for all CIS member countries. Mr. Artemyev also informed that research centers were established to examine the situation in air transportation and telecommunications markets. At that he remarked that roaming tariffs in CIS are 3-6 times higher than in Europe Working groups will also be formed to examine the grain, energy, food, medicine and rail transportation market. 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 | U.S., Armenia sign customs deal According to Armenian customs data, U.S.-Armenian trade reached $670 million last year. Glendale mayor to visit Yerevan Asatryan last visited Armenia in December 2022-January 2023 as she helped establish a partnership between Armenia’s Opera House and Los Angeles Opera. Ucom’s fixed network launches in Nor Hachn City residents will be able to use fixed-line Internet, mobile communications and television in one package at more affordable prices. Ambassador summoned to Russia returns to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has returned to Yerevan more than two weeks after being recalled to Moscow for consultations. |