GAZPROM APPRECIATES ACHIEVEMENTS
Lragir.am
12-09-2007 15:44:29
President Robert Kocharyan visited ARG on September 12, the 10th
anniversary of the company. The president walked in the renovated
premises of the company, held a consultation with the delegation of
Gazprom which owns 57 percent of ARG. After the consultation the head
of the delegation of Gazprom, deputy chairman of Gazprom’s management
committee Valery Golubev and the CEO of ARG Karen Karapetyan held
a news conference. Golubev credited the sustainable growth of the
Armenian economy, as well as the professional management of ARG.
Golubev also appreciated the contribution of the Armenian government
to the company’s success. Golubev said he is an independent person and
he does not need to please anyone, but he thinks he should appreciate
what is obvious and what is real.
The Gazprom official said they appreciate the achievements of ARG. "I
should note that the level of gasifying in Armenia is higher than
in Russia. Only separate regions of Russia keep up with the level
of the Republic of Armenia," Valery Golubev says. He emphasized the
use of natural gas as car fuel, and in this connection ARF has had
dynamic development. Golubev said in Armenia the demand for gas is
high as car fuel, and is cheaper than petrol or diesel, as well as
more sustainable.
"The other strand we would like to mention is the change in the
pattern of gas consumption," Valery Golubev says. He says the energy
sector used to be the main gas consumer, now small and medium-sized
businesses consume a major volume, as well as households. Golubev
hopes ARG will sustain success in Armenia, and the CEO of ARG Karen
Karapetyan said the company’s credo is going to be victory and success
in the upcoming decade.