Armenia negotiates beneficial natural gas price with Russia
01.02.2020,
15:10
According to Armenia's Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, Armenian and Russian authorities negotiated not only a natural gas price, but also a set of issues related to the energy market and a single price of energy carriers within the Eurasian Economic Union.
YEREVAN, February 1. /ARKA /. According to Armenia's Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan, Armenian and Russian authorities negotiated not only a natural gas price, but also a set of issues related to the energy market and a single price of energy carriers within the Eurasian Economic Union.
Speaking to ARKA news agency in the Kazakh city of Almay after a session of the Eurasian Economic Union's Intergovernmental Council, Grigoryan said seeking along-term natural gas price may appear to be unprofitable for Armenia.
"If we agree on a gas tariff for a 10 year period, the price can change over this period, as it is not always predictable. Our goal is to have long-term stable prices. We are striving to establish common fixed prices in the EEU," said Grigoryan.
Grigoryan said earlier that the price of Russian gas imported to Armenia will remain unchanged during 2020, but discussions with Gazprom-Armenia regarding domestic price were ongoing.
In 2019 January Russian Gazprom raised the price of Russian gas imported to Armenia to $165 per 1,000 cubic meters, however, its Armenian subsidiary Gazprom Armenia sells it to households and other local consumers at about $300. -0-
Speaking to ARKA news agency in the Kazakh city of Almay after a session of the Eurasian Economic Union's Intergovernmental Council, Grigoryan said seeking along-term natural gas price may appear to be unprofitable for Armenia.
"If we agree on a gas tariff for a 10 year period, the price can change over this period, as it is not always predictable. Our goal is to have long-term stable prices. We are striving to establish common fixed prices in the EEU," said Grigoryan.
Grigoryan said earlier that the price of Russian gas imported to Armenia will remain unchanged during 2020, but discussions with Gazprom-Armenia regarding domestic price were ongoing.
In 2019 January Russian Gazprom raised the price of Russian gas imported to Armenia to $165 per 1,000 cubic meters, however, its Armenian subsidiary Gazprom Armenia sells it to households and other local consumers at about $300. -0-
