Russian gas supply to Armenia suspendedFebruary 20, 2012 - 15:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian gas supply to Armenia through Georgia has been temporarily suspended due to an accident on the 61-kilometer gas pipeline in Georgian district of Gardabani. Gas transportation company has already launched reconstruction works with Georgian Energy Minister Alexander Khetaguri following the process, Georgian Oil & Gas Corporation (GOGC) press service reported. “Gas supply to Armenia will be resumed in a day,” Georgian media quoted Khetaguri as saying. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |