Hrant Bagratyan: "Why does Premier meddle?
Armenian MP Hrant Bagratyan held a regular meeting with his voters at Liberty Square in Yerevan on July 12.
One of the attendees asked the former prime minister about the true price of gas. "Now they say it costs $ 150, then $230. We do not know whom to believe," he said.
"The price of gas is $406, but as [Minister of Energy and Natural Resources] Armen Movsiyan [whom I do not like at all] says, we are given gas at $ 180 or 230... but I do believe that man goes to Russians and says you can increase the tariffs. He flatters Russians to receive remuneration," said Hrant Bagratyan.
He is surprised when Minister Movsiyan says the tariffs are being agreed upon with Russia, and the issue is still under consideration.
"I wonder what connection he (Movisiyan) has with gas. Why should he negotiate the price with Russia? Why should he or the prime minister meddle at all? Why does the President go and ask Russia to reduce the price? There is not need to go to anyone," said Mr. Bagratyan.
