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WHAT WILL KOCHARYAN SAY ABOUT "CONSPIRACY"
The story of gas and electricity prices is becoming more mysterious.
The minister of energy has lost his memory, the government cannot
produce a coherent explanation, and the society is trying to guess what
happened. One of the assumptions is that the price has not increased,
and it is just the government's amateur performance or that certain
people want to earn more money.
Our neighbor Iran only makes hints when asked why it is impossible
to import cheaper gas from Iran. As we know, the Iranian gas is used
to produce electricity here and return to Iran. The Iranian gas is
said to be cheaper, and it is Iran's goodwill towards Armenia. The
ambassador of this country dwelt on energy issues noting that they
don't need electricity anymore but they are ready to continue the
contract in order to help Armenia. The ambassador noted that his
country is ready to expand its cooperation with Armenia on even better
conditions for Armenia.
Against this background, Russia's silence is interesting while the
Russian party was expected to be the first to react, especially
considering that the gas bills triggered the Armenian society's
indignation with Russia which occurred due to Russia's stance on the
Nagorno-Karabakh issue.
Russia's "mysterious" silence has its reasons. Energy generating
facilities and infrastructures of Armenia belong to that country. The
operation of these facilities has never been transparent, just like the
price schemes. They were a common fund for Armenia and Russia which,
on the one hand, provided the political element of Russia's dominance
and, on the other hand, met the economic interests of different groups.
Having the Armenian energy system, Russia has completely eliminated
every possibility for its diversification. Moreover, all the joint
projects of Armenia with any other country, in this particular case
Iran, pass to Russia. It is also about the Armenian-Iranian gas
pipeline, which was transferred to Russia immediately after its
construction.
There were other joint projects with Iran, such as the railway and oil
refinery. Armenia needs these projects more than Iran from the economic
and political points of view. But the future of these projects is
vague not because the West does not give the green light but because
Iran has no guarantees that they will not be transferred to Russia
or to any other country. Meanwhile Russia is used to benefitting from
Iranian projects: the Iranian side charges very little fees to Armenia
while Russia resells gas and electricity to Armenians at higher prices.
Many ask how electricity became more expensive in Armenia if Armenia
has excessive generation of electricity. For the simple reason that
thus Armenians will have to consume expensive gas instead of cheap
electricity, insuring the Russian business and Armenian officials
from losses.
In this total silence, it would be good to hear something from
Robert Kocharyan. This politician with political goals could provide
exhaustive answers on how come that during his office the energy sector
of Armenia was transferred to Russia, under what terms and conditions,
what price schemes are applied, how such issues are attended in
general, and what has changed in arrangements. At the same time,
Kocharyan was involved in the initial stage of projects with Iran.
Currently, the West is proposing alternative energy projects to Armenia
which could diversify the sphere and eliminate foreign dependence. Can
the current authorities of Armenia display will to implement these
projects? The West will not fulfill any project that could benefit
a third country and become a source of uncontrolled profit for the
latter. They have the bitter experience of Iran.
Haik Aramyan 11:18 13/06/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/30142
From: Baghdasarian
The story of gas and electricity prices is becoming more mysterious.
The minister of energy has lost his memory, the government cannot
produce a coherent explanation, and the society is trying to guess what
happened. One of the assumptions is that the price has not increased,
and it is just the government's amateur performance or that certain
people want to earn more money.
Our neighbor Iran only makes hints when asked why it is impossible
to import cheaper gas from Iran. As we know, the Iranian gas is used
to produce electricity here and return to Iran. The Iranian gas is
said to be cheaper, and it is Iran's goodwill towards Armenia. The
ambassador of this country dwelt on energy issues noting that they
don't need electricity anymore but they are ready to continue the
contract in order to help Armenia. The ambassador noted that his
country is ready to expand its cooperation with Armenia on even better
conditions for Armenia.
Against this background, Russia's silence is interesting while the
Russian party was expected to be the first to react, especially
considering that the gas bills triggered the Armenian society's
indignation with Russia which occurred due to Russia's stance on the
Nagorno-Karabakh issue.
Russia's "mysterious" silence has its reasons. Energy generating
facilities and infrastructures of Armenia belong to that country. The
operation of these facilities has never been transparent, just like the
price schemes. They were a common fund for Armenia and Russia which,
on the one hand, provided the political element of Russia's dominance
and, on the other hand, met the economic interests of different groups.
Having the Armenian energy system, Russia has completely eliminated
every possibility for its diversification. Moreover, all the joint
projects of Armenia with any other country, in this particular case
Iran, pass to Russia. It is also about the Armenian-Iranian gas
pipeline, which was transferred to Russia immediately after its
construction.
There were other joint projects with Iran, such as the railway and oil
refinery. Armenia needs these projects more than Iran from the economic
and political points of view. But the future of these projects is
vague not because the West does not give the green light but because
Iran has no guarantees that they will not be transferred to Russia
or to any other country. Meanwhile Russia is used to benefitting from
Iranian projects: the Iranian side charges very little fees to Armenia
while Russia resells gas and electricity to Armenians at higher prices.
Many ask how electricity became more expensive in Armenia if Armenia
has excessive generation of electricity. For the simple reason that
thus Armenians will have to consume expensive gas instead of cheap
electricity, insuring the Russian business and Armenian officials
from losses.
In this total silence, it would be good to hear something from
Robert Kocharyan. This politician with political goals could provide
exhaustive answers on how come that during his office the energy sector
of Armenia was transferred to Russia, under what terms and conditions,
what price schemes are applied, how such issues are attended in
general, and what has changed in arrangements. At the same time,
Kocharyan was involved in the initial stage of projects with Iran.
Currently, the West is proposing alternative energy projects to Armenia
which could diversify the sphere and eliminate foreign dependence. Can
the current authorities of Armenia display will to implement these
projects? The West will not fulfill any project that could benefit
a third country and become a source of uncontrolled profit for the
latter. They have the bitter experience of Iran.
Haik Aramyan 11:18 13/06/2013 Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/index/eng/0/comments/view/30142
From: Baghdasarian