Armenian government’s talks on gas tariff still in process

The Armenian government is still holding talks with Gazprom Armenia CJSC on leaving unchanged the gas tariff for the domestic consumer, Deputy prime minister Tigran Avinyan told reporters today.

“The talks are underway, and I cannot say anything new at this moment. Overall, all agreements, which we have talked about, are operating”, he said.

Asked at the expense of what the Gazprom Armenia CJSC will make the finance in order not to increase the gas tariff for Armenia’s consumer, the deputy PM said there are different components at the expense of which the domestic price of gas is formed for the consumer. There are different figures which need revision. “And at the expense of these components and optimization, re-calculation, re-assessment, review of losses, I think we will find the concrete points where optimization is possible”, the deputy PM said.

He added that the talks are in process, and in case of any information, public will be informed.