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ArmInfo.The rhetoric of our leadership in "gas" relations with Russia, including within the framework of the EAEU, undoubtedly has its own logic. Secretary of  the Social Democratic Party ''Citizen's Decision'', economist Suren  Sahakyan expressed a similar opinion ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. Under the most  optimistic scenario, the restoration of the main tourism industry in  Armenia should be expected in April next year. A similar opinion on  May 19 during the working discussions in the Parliament with the  participation of representatives of the tourism industry was stated  by the Head of the Tourism Federation of the Republic of Armenia  Mehak Apresyan.  At the same time, he emphasized that from the end of  August and the beginning of September of this year a gradual  resumption of tourist inflows is already possible. In particular,  Apresyan noted that the tourism sector received the most severe blow  from the coronavirus epidemic, the subjects of which have completely  lost their income, and this is in the presence of many credit and tax  obligations. Having greeted the government's measures aimed at  mitigating the socio-economic consequences of the pandemic, which, he  said, had been taken quite quickly, the head of the Federation  emphasized that state assistance, as it turned out, had not affected  the tourism sector.

ArmInfo.. Commenting on the statement of the Armenian Prime Minister on the need to formulate single gas tariffs in the EAEU, it should be noted that there is no such issue on the agenda of the Union today and there  cannot be any  due to different levels of development and different models of  functioning of energy markets. Director of the Institute for Energy  Security, Doctor of Political Sciences Vahe Davtyan expressed a  similar opinion to ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. Poland's decision to refuse from Russian gas in favor of the United States and Europe by 2022 has exclusively geopolitical motivation. 

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ArmInfo.The countries of the Eurasian Economic Union will hold additional consultations with Cuba before granting the latter the status of an observer state in the case of its joining.  This decision was made today at a meeting of  the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council (SEEC), which took place in a  video conference format.

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ArmInfo. The leaders of the EAEU countries mainly approved the strategic directions for the development of integration until 2025, but the document has not been finally adopted. The document will be finalized taking into account a  number of proposals of the parties.

ArmInfo. Artak Manukyan, Deputy Chairperson of the RA NA Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs, considers it appropriate to publish data on overdue loan obligations of Armenian officials. He stated this during a meeting of the Committee on May 19.

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ArmInfo. A single gas transit tariff in the Eurasian Economic Union can be introduced only with a single budget and taxation. Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on May 19 during a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.

ArmInfo. The public sector of Armenia in the context of the coronavirus pandemic works according to the hybrid method, combining work in the office and remotely, thus, the quarantine has been completely canceled in the country. The Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan announced this on May 19 at a  meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.

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ArmInfo.The State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition of Armenia (SCPEC) terminated the administrative proceedings initiated on the basis of the application of the "VEON Armenia" and "Ucom" closed joint-stock  companies dated December 30, 2019.  This is stated in the message of  the regulator.

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ArmInfo. The Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) decided yesterday to allocate Armenia $ 280 million to fight the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Economic Information Agency reports citing the fund's press  service.