RA Minister of Energy confirms dismantlement of Nairit plant outdated equipment May 25, 2011 - 18:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During a governmental hour in the parliament, Armenian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan commented on rumors around dismantlement of Nairit chemical plant equipment. Currently, outdated equipment of the plant is being dismantled, it is sold as scrap, Movsisyan said. “It is a normal process and there is nothing extraordinary in it. First, technical condition of equipment is defined, after which a decision on its dismantlement is adopted,” noted Movsisyan. Referring to the plant’s debts to employees, the Minister said Nairit has not paid salaries for two months. “The plant will repay also these salaries soon,” concluded Movsisyan. 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 | 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. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |