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    ARMENIA CHOSE STRATEGIC PARTNER IN RUSSIA'S GAZPROM
    05.04.2006, 23.50

    ITAR-TASS, Russia
    April 6 2006

    YEREVAN, April 5 (Itar-Tass) -- Armenia's President Robert Kocharyan
    holds that Armenia has made the right choice selecting Russia's Gazprom
    as its strategic partner. He made this statement on Wednesday during
    the visit to the joint Russian-Armenian company ArmRosgazprom that is
    the exclusive supplier of Russian natural gas to Armenia. The Armenian
    government and Rosgazprom each own 45 percent of ArmRosgazprom shares,
    while Itera energy group owns ten percent of the shares.

    The Armenian government is interested in ArmRosgazprom being
    profitable and having an effective management, Kocharyan, specifically,
    said. He believes life in Armenia will improve remarkably with the
    implementation of the adopted programmes.

    ArmRosgazprom intends to complete the restoration of gas service in
    the republic by the beginning of next year, said Karen Karapetyan,
    the company's board chairman and director-general. He said 360,600
    customers presently use gas in the republic, and this index will grow
    by 80,000-100,000 by the end of the year.

    Armenia imported 1.68 billion cubic metres of gas last year, an
    increase by one quarter on 2004, Karapetyan said. Work to perfect the
    Abovyan underground gas storage is underway, and the gas pipeline
    to Armenia from Iran is being built alongside the installation of
    gas service and the increase of gas consumption in the republic,
    Karapetyan noted.
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