  U.S. ready to join construction of new power unit in Armenia November 15, 2010 - 17:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Coordinator for U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia Daniel Rosenblum said that the U.S. has cooperated with the Armenian government for many years in operating of the Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). “We are ready to continue these work in future,” Rosenblum told a press conference in Yerevan. He noted that the matter was discussed during the November 15 sitting of the U.S.-Armenia Joint Economic Task Force (USATF). Armenia plans to construct a new unit of the NPP with a capacity of around 1,000 MW. According to specialists, the project cost may total around $5bln. The construction works are scheduled to be launched at the beginning of 2011.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
