“Gazprom Armenia” issued indices for natural gas import and consumption in the period of 2016. According to the report 1864.6 mln m3 natural gas has been imported from Russia to Armenia in 2016. The previous year—2015, 2000 mln m3 was imported. Thus, import volumes from Russia have decreased by more than 136 million m3 or by 6.8%.
“Events of last April proved once again (and I stress “once again’) to our adversaries that the use of force or threats to use force is a tragic and dead-end road, which means it’s not a road at all.”
“I also assess these activities by Seyran Ohanyan as very dangerous, as any person, in particular, head of power structure, doesn’t have the right to show such attitude as a moral and official person, as a personality, and as a man, passing through the acts of war,” Balasanyan said.
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the creation of the Armenian Armed Forces, President Serzh Sargsyan, accompanied by His Holiness Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, President of the NKR Bako Sahakian, and the highest leadership of the Republic, visited today the Yerablur Military Pantheon and paid tribute to the memory of the sons of the Armenian nation who gave their lives for independence of our Fatherland.
“Yes, currently Moscow is in the position of an observer, as it doesn’t know with whom it may have hopes. On account of low authority of incumbent leadership, which everybody knows, summer developments around the seizure of the police precinct also delivered a blow to that authority, it perfectly uncovered the current attitude.”
“I can’t open the list linked to USD 200 million, as it’s top secret. However, I can state that some of the weapons under USD 200 million loan agreement have already been supplied and entered into service in the Armenian Armed Forces.”
According to initial reports, at 16:20, January 26, Cadet Sargis Apinyan, a conscript, drastically fell ill in the drill-grounds of the military base. At 17:35 Apinyan was pronounced dead after the medical personnel’s attempts to save him.
“Speaking laconically, I have not welcomed Gagik Tsarukyan’s return to politics,” Serzh Sargsyan. President of Armenia and Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), told at the Council meeting of the party on January 26.
Armenian-Russian investment fund will be launched within the framework of agreements reached in Russia. To that end at the Government session PM Karen Karapetyan gave certain instructions to Suren Karayan, Minister of Economic Development and Investments, from which: present monthly reports about the carried out works.
At the end of the meeting, over three dozen Armenian businessmen in Russia issued a statement about their readiness to participate in the business projects and initiatives of the Government of Armenia.
