Armenian Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and the Russian Gazprom are negotiating prices for gas to be exported to Armenia in 2011.

Government’s goal is to fix the same gas tariffs for 2011, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Armen Movsisyan said speaking at the parliament. “However, it is early to speak of results, such talks are usually held in the end of each year to specify the  gas price for the next year. If the tariffs on Russian gas undergo changes it will happen only in April 2011,” the Minister said.

Gazprom has announced its intention to rise prices for exported gas for all the countries without exceptions to reach tariffs on gas sold to the European states. Meanwhile, Russian gas is till supplied to Armenia on preferential tariffs.