Vardan Ayvazyan, co-author of the law, RPA MP, replied that the questions refer change to “Customs law,” and it’s an issue of separate discussion, “By this part we don’t charge money for cars imported from EEU space.”
“As a company registered in Toronto Stock Exchange, Geoteam Company applies the mining experience of Canada and other countries in Amulsar project, and Canadian mining projects are a best example of the fact that present-day mining industry may be developed, safe and environmentally good manageable, like Amulsar mine is going to be,” he said.
“There was no any issue in signing any accord during this meeting, possible variants of maximal reduction of gas price were under discussion.”
For that purpose works are being implemented with the World Bank experts for Armenia’s engagement with the initiative of extractive industry negotiations. He also stated that disposition of the Government regarding the issue is quite consistent and every possible effort will be exerted to reach the purpose, “Holding of a forum is crucial and I hope, it’ll become an interested and useful platform for discussions.”
Makar Arakelyan, Head of Armenian Transport Workers and Freight Forwarders Association, in an interview with 168.am stated that big investments are necessary for widening the road, it’s a technically complicated and dangerous work, blasting should be implemented. Justification of investments, according to him, is linked to the volume of transferred freight, “I think, they should feel that Armenia has that much volume of transfers. Due to winter roads are frequently closed, and in spring export is being activated and volume will increase.”
“It may have an advantage regarding substructures, but if we thought that way, they might have transferred cargo through the Caspian Sea to Russia, moreover marine transfers are much more profitable, than railway ones and etc.,” V.Ayvazyan said.
Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received the delegation headed by Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the CSTO PA Council Sergey Naryshkin.
“It’s noteworthy to mention, that otherwise reimbursement of compensation of those losses would be possible only through rising of gas tariff, which in its turn would reflect on energy tariff. The parties are obliged to develop and confirm models for monetary flows calculation until 1 November 2016, from main activity of Gazprom Armenia CJSC in gas supply system, and from main activity of the company in energy supply system,” Isayan said.
The Government of Armenia allocated $150 thousand to the Ministry of Economy to pay the advance deposit to World Information Technology and Services Alliance for holding the Global IT Forum in Armenia in 2019.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Federal Republic of Germany Ashot Smbatyan reported on the Armenian-German relations, focusing on trade component of the partnership, as well as on bilateral ongoing projects, achievements and existing problems to the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on March 9.
