Gazprom conceals price of gas for Armenia

Gazprom keeps secret the information about the price of natural gas
sold to Armenia, Arminfo reports citing civilnet.am and the press
service of the gas monopoly.

"The parties are currently operating in accordance with the agreement
signed in May 2012 as a supplement to the contract which entered in
force on July 2, 2008 between Gazprom Export and ArmRosGazprom, which
determined the price for natural gas supplied to Armenia. The price is
a commercial secret of business entities," - Gazprom commented on the
situation. Meanwhile, on July 12 the Minister of Energy and Natural
Resources of Armenia, Armen Movsisyan assured reporters that the
government of Armenia was still holding talks with the Russian side
regarding the price.

According to the State Revenue Committee of Armenia, in the first half
of 2012 the customs value of gas imports from Russia in the republic
amounted to $ 219 per 1,000 cubic meters. At the same time, the
government and ArmRosGazprom claim that the republic is buying gas for
$ 180 per 1,000 cubic meters. The publication concludes that the
government of Armenia does not want to publicize the growth of gas
prices before the presidential election in 2013.