Wednesday, March 6 2019 15:53

ArmInfo. A negotiation to reduce the  price of Russian gas continues. Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol  Pashinyan stated this in an interview with TASS.

"Negotiations are underway, and I hope that this year we will be able  to resolve this issue, because it is important not only for the  development of bilateral relations with Russia, but also for the EAEU  as a whole. After all, the essence of the EAEU is to create a single  economic space "he said.

According to the Armenian Prime Minister, in order for this single  economic space to take place, it is necessary that the prices of  energy carriers, which have a very important share in the structure  of production costs, are equal. "If, for example, the cost of the  same products will be much higher in Armenia due to higher energy  prices than, for example, in Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, then it  will hit, in fact, the EAEU. Therefore, it is very important to  emphasize that we are discussing this topic not only with our Russian  colleagues, but also at meetings of the Supreme Economic and  Intergovernmental Councils of the EAEU, as well as in other formats,  "the head of the Armenian government stressed.

To recall, head of Gazprom Alexey Miller and Acting Deputy Prime  Minister of Armenia, Mher Grigoryan, signed the supplementary  agreement to the gas supply contract of Gazprom Armenia CJSC (gas  distribution organization of the country, 100% of Gazprom) on  December 31. The price of gas for Armenia on the border with Georgia  since the beginning of 2019 has increased by 10% - to $ 165 per  thousand cubic meters.  As Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  said earlier, the Government of Armenia is not going to subsidize the  price of gas, and no assets will be transferred in return.   Nevertheless, he assured, in 2019 the price of gas for consumers of  Armenia will not change. According to him, Armenia agreed with  Gazprom on preserving the domestic gas tariff.  Gazprom CJSC Armenia  is a 100% subsidiary of Gazprom PJSC, providing for the supply and  sale of natural gas in the domestic market of the Republic of  Armenia. The Gas Transportation System (GTS) serves 1,682.2 km of  main gas pipelines and branch pipelines. As part of the gas  distribution system, 15,116 km of high, medium and low pressure gas  pipelines and auxiliary facilities are currently serviced.