Armenia`s deputy minister confirms his resignation 

ArmInfo. Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Hakob Vardanyan, who  oversees the energy sector, confirmed that he submitted his resignation letter to the RA Prime Minister.

"Yes, I submitted a letter, and I did it of my own free will," Vardanyan told ArmInfo without explaining the reasons.

A day earlier, it became known about the resignation of the Chairman  of the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) of the Republic  of Armenia Garegin Baghramyan.

It is curious that the resignations of officials who were involved in  energy regulation issues followed immediately after a meeting held by  RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on the problems of electricity  supply to consumers. Frequent power outages, including during a  government meeting, caused a sharply negative reaction from the Prime  Minister.

The idea of the need to nationalize the Electric Networks of Armenia  CJSC has been actively promoted recently. The deputies of the  National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia from the ruling Civil  Contract faction are particularly active in this issue, believing  that the ownership of the networks by the Russian businessman of  Armenian nationality Samvel Karapetyan is a dangerous phenomenon from  the point of view of the security of the Armenian state.  Apparently,  the "passivity" of officials who did not show due attitude to  Pashinyan's demand became the reason for the resignation.