YEREVAN, JANUARY 30, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian government is still holding talks with Gazprom Armenia CJSC on leaving unchanged the gas tariff for the domestic consumer, Deputy prime minister Tigran Avinyan told reporters today, reports Armenpress.

“The talks are underway, and I cannot say anything new at this moment. Overall, all agreements, which we have talked about, are operating”, he said.

Asked at the expense of what the Gazprom Armenia CJSC will make the finance in order not to increase the gas tariff for Armenia’s consumer, the deputy PM said there are different components at the expense of which the domestic price of gas is formed for the consumer. There are different figures which need revision. “And at the expense of these components and optimization, re-calculation, re-assessment, review of losses, I think we will find the concrete points where optimization is possible”, the deputy PM said.

He added that the talks are in process, and in case of any information, public will be informed.

Gazprom CJSC increased the gas price supplied to Armenia from 150 USD to 165 USD starting from January 1, 2019. Following this Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that the gas tariff for the domestic consumer will not increase, noting that the Armenian government will continue the talks with the Gazprom Armenia CJSC to reach a final agreement.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan