GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING OF "ARMENTEL" COMPANY COUNCIL OF DIRECTORSAugust 29, 2001 - 23:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Before September 1 the Government of Armenia intends to call a special meeting of Council of Directors of "ArmenTel" Company for preventing introduction of payment by the minute. As it is known, the company is the telecommunication monopolist of the county. As reported by "Arka" agency, today RA Minister of Transport and Communication Andranik Manukian stated this at the meeting of interim parliamentary commission studying Armenian Government's activity in the field of communication. In the words of Chairman of the commission Vazgen Manukian, introduction of payment by the minute for telephone calls since September 1 is contrary to Armenian legislation and "ArmenTel" Company license. Let us note that according to "ArmenTel" schedule, since September 1, 2001 tariffs for talk exceeding the limit (120 minutes a month) will make 4 drams per minute, and this index will gradually increase in course of two years up to 8 drams. User payment will remain 900 drams a month. Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |