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The daily Azg writes that there have never been any grounds for believing to the Azerbaijani statements and news but what refers to the visits connected with Karabakh, possible meetings, in these cases the "flow of information" organized by the Azerbaijani side as a rule correspond to reality or in any case include worthy information.

The Azerbaijani side this time as well brought news to the media field, or is trying to forward the information convenient to it. The paper says Azerbaijani ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu stated at a news conference that the meeting of the presidents of Armenian and Azerbaijan will take place in June in Kazan. He said before it discussion on the level of foreign ministers will take place, besides the tete-a-tete meeting of the Armenian and Azeri presidents will be held. "Here some secret issues are being decided", this is the way Bulbuloglu explained the necessity of tete-a-tete meeting the paper says.

The daily Capital writes that the document on the supply of the Russian gas to Armenia has been signed in April of the running year but it is stated about it just now. The paper says though in May "Gasprom" was saying that the negotiations over the gas tariff were in process and the company did not comment on them. The paper says in spite of the existence of new agreement between Armenian and Russian gas companies the gas tariff remains uncertain.

The daily Haykakan Zhamanak writes about the increase of the prices for coffee. The paper writes that the retail price for coffee has increased by approximately 20%. The paper says that though the prices have gone up ten days ago, it is being reflected in shops now. The paper says the average of 100 grams of coffee increased by 50-60 drams.

The paper writes the importers say that for already a month the prices for coffee go up periodically. The paper says the causes are not known yet and there is no guarantee that it would stop continue going up.

The daily also writes that it has learnt that head of the Government-affiliated State Property Management Department Karine Kirakosyan who has been dismissed last week "in accordance to her resignation application" will be replaced by Sona Darbinyan, head of the Finance Ministry's Financial Oversight Inspection. The paper says currently no one is implementing duties of the head State Property Management Department.

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