Armenian President, Minister Set To Continue Russian Gas Price Talks

ARMENIAN PRESIDENT, MINISTER SET TO CONTINUE RUSSIAN GAS PRICE TALKS

Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
29 Mar 06

Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and Energy Minister Armen Movsisyan
discussed consequences of the Russian gas price increase and mechanisms
for softening them, as well as the construction of the Iran-Armenia
gas pipeline today.

The sides decided to continue negotiations with Russia on gas prices
and to present a package of proposals to the public after agreeing
it with the president.

The energy minister told the president that welding work on the
Iran-Armenia gas pipeline has already begun and construction will be
completed this autumn.

[Passage omitted: Movsisyan giving an interview about the talks with
the president and construction work on the Iran-Armenia pipeline]