ArmInfo. The Armenian side proposes to be guided by the principles of transparency, impartiality and ensuring equal conditions when developing a policy for setting tariffs for gas transportation services on the EAEU market.
On April 15, Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia Suren Papikyan stated this at a remote meeting of the working group of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) on pricing gas transportation services on the EAEU common gas market, in which interested heads of departments of the EAEU member states took part.
According to the press service of the department, Papikyan noted that a settlement aimed at creating a common energy market should be based on mutually agreed approaches and common goals, in order to ensure, especially in post-crisis situation, conditions for economic stability and future development of the EAEU and its member countries.
During the meeting, an active discussion began on the proposals of the heads of the responsible departments in the energy sector of the Union member countries.
According to the report, the agreed proposals on the pricing of gas transportation services will be submitted for approval by the EEC Council with a view to their inclusion in the draft document Strategic Directions for the Development of Eurasian Economic Integration until 2025>.
To recall, Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan sent a letter to Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, with a proposal to start negotiations on reducing gas prices due to the negative impact of coronavirus on the country's socio-economic development. At the same time, Yerevan offers Moscow the opportunity to pay in national currency, that is, in rubles. Armenia buys gas from Russia at $ 165 per 1,000 cubic meters, while Armenian consumers pay Gazprom Armenia $ 290 per 1,000 cubic meters.
