President Sargsyan: nuclear energy vital to ArmeniaApril 19, 2012 - 19:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan met with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano. Welcoming the guest, President Sargsyan stressed importance of nuclear energy for Armenia and cooperation with IAEA. Mr. Amano, in turn, noted that Armenia and IAEA have a common goal i.e. implementation of successive events to ensure safety of Armenian Nuclear Power Plant and close cooperation on construction of a new power plant. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |