Armenia Citizens Will “Somehow” Pay for 10% Hike in Electricity,
Believes Energy Minister
07.31.2014 20:37 epress.am
Armenian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Yervand Zakharyan
believes that Armenian citizens will “somehow” pay for the electricity
that will becoming 10% more expensive starting tomorrow, August 1.
After the government meeting today, Zakharyan refused to talk to
reporters, explaining that “there will be a [press] conference in
10-15 days; I’ll answer all your questions [then].”
While the minister was rushing toward his service vehicle, a member of
the public, Armenuhi Melkonyan, who has been protesting the actions of
her neighbors outside the government building every Thursday, asked
him, “What are we going to do from tomorrow, when the electricity
becomes more expensive?”
After hearing her question, Zakharyan laughed, but Melkonyan
continued: “Well, what, is he going to pay for me… Are you going to
pay for my electricity? I have no choice: I receive a pension of
27,000 [AMD, about $66 USD]. How am I going to make the payment with
this pension? We have neither clothes nor shoes to sell. How am I
going to pay [the bills]?”
“Somehow” was the minister’s curt response.
Reporters asked the minister what he meant by this, but Zakharyan
didn’t reply, sat in his car and left.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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