Russian, Armenian Prime Ministers Discuss Yerevan Protests
July 9, 2015
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (R) meets with his Armenian counterpart Hovik Abrahamian (L) (Source: Press Office of the Government of Armenia)
MOSCOW (RFE/RL)””Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his visiting Armenian counterpart Hovik Abrahamian discussed on Thursday the fallout from dramatic street protests in Yerevan against an electricity price hike that was initiated by Armenia’s Russian-owned power grids.
Medvedev reiterated Russian concerns over the unrest in his opening remarks at their talks in Moscow. He said he and Abrahamian will look into “some issues of energy cooperation”
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