DARBINYAN HAPPY WITH RESIGNATION OF GAZPROM VICE CHAIRMAN

Panorama.am
17:28 28/11/06

Armen Darbinyan, rector of Russian-Armenian university and ex-prime
minister of Armenia, commented on personnel changes in Gazprom. He
said he is content with the resignation of Alexander Riazanov from
the post of deputy chairman of Gazprom. "It was Riazanov who allowed
himself impudent and cynical neglect of the interests of Armenia in
the issue of transit of the Iranian gas" Riazanov had said earlier in
Yerevan, "It cannot be because it cannot be ever." Darbinyan announced
to the notice of such politicians of gas saying, "It will be by all
means!" Darbinyan wished the Gazprom management to be more careful
in appointing personnel responsible for international sectors.

Note: One of influential managers of Gazprom, deputy chairman of
Gazprom and head of Gazprom Oil, Alexander Riazanov resigned on
November 15. The management of Gazprom said he resigned because
of the end of its employment contract. In fact, it was just not
prolonged. Polit.ru refers to non-official sources saying Riazanov
resigned because of conflicts with the management. Riazanov himself
made everybody understand that the conflict is connected with the
independence of Gazprom Oil from Gazprom, Polit.ru says.