“We have discussed that issue in the Committee, and there was a position that at this stage it’s not appropriate to implement it. In that period there wasn’t mutual agreement as well. As for the existent situation, I consider, we’ll reflect to that issue within new legislative initiative.”
“From the day of assuming his position Armen Amiryan had AMD 12 million and USD 45 thousand. Prior to being appointed a Minister, his income from salary comprised about AMD 3 million, AMD 526 thousand from the payment for rent, and by providing another territory for rent, he received income comprising USD 135 thousand.”
“Haykakan zhamanak” daily writes, “Upon official statistics, as of September 30 Armenia’s state debt comprised USD 5 billion 594 million. Only in a month our debt has grown by USD 10 million, and from the beginning of the year—by USD 517 million.
“We hear many opinions, that if this is a budget airline, then low-quality service supposes security issues as well, but it’s not so.”
“Gazprom Armenia” intends to submit a request to the Public Services Regulatory Commission of Armenia on revising the tariffs of natural gas for consumers.
“Iodine in our salt is of proper quantity: salt is iodized artificially, as naturally it doesn’t contain iodine. Armenian standard requires 40±15 grams per ton. That content complies with the standard. Monitoring has been implemented by UNICEF, and they came to the conclusion that due to salt iodization Armenia is free of illnesses of iodine deficiency,” he said.
“Excavation works at the Metsamor Castle-site have been quite productive this year. Professor Ashot Piliposyan, doctor of historical sciences, Deputy Scientific Director of the SNCO “Preservation Service” told “Armenpress” a cornelian and gold necklace has been discovered at the site, dating back to the last quarter of the 2nd millennium of the late Bronze Age, early Iron Age.”
“It was stated that the flight will be organized by the end of November. Tickets will cost from AMD 10 thousand,” Vahan Martirosyan, RA Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies, told reporters today, touching upon flights from Gyumri’s Shirak airport to Moscow’s “Vnukovo.”
Armenian soldier Gurgen Ayvazyan, 1996, received fatal injuries in the north-eastern direction of the contact line at about 17:00 as a result of the ceasefire violation by Azerbaijani forces.
Out of objective reasons we’ll record underfulfillment regarding tax collections. RA Finance Minister Vardan Aramyan told reporters today, stating that this year GDP will be less by AMD 300 billion, i.e. about 60 billion underfulfillment will be recorded.