Armenia President, Gazprom official discuss gas price reduction

President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and Chairman of Gazprom JSC Management Committee, Alexey Miller, on Tuesday discussed the possibility of reducing the gas price supplied to Armenia, News.am reports.

At the meeting, the interlocutors touched on the issues related to energy and, specifically, gas and energy sector, which is considered an important component in Armenian-Russian strategic ally relations and interstate cooperation.

In Sargsyan’s words, these are the important issues on the agenda during regular bilateral meetings with the Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The sides agreed that Armenia’s membership in the common Eurasian Economic Union space opens up new prospects for mutually beneficial cooperation and increasing the compatibility in economics, including in the sphere of energy.

In this context, the interlocutors touched on price formation during natural gas supplies to Armenia and specifically to the issue of reducing gas prices, which will make it more available for consumers.

During the meeting, Alexey Miller also briefed Sargsyan on the activity carried out by Gazprom Armenia, as well as the investments and Gazprom’s upcoming plans in the country, where, according to him, the social projects play an important role.