ARMENIA CONSIDERS BUILDING NEW NUCLEAR PLANT AS COMPETITIVE ALTERNATIVE TO CLOSING METSAMOR NPPJune 10, 2004 - 20:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia also considers building a new nuclear power plant (NPP) as competitive alternative to closing Metsamor NPP, Armenian Minister of Energy Armen Movsisian told journalists yesterday when commenting on the proposals of European structures to create alternatives to the nuclear energy sources in the country. At that he confirmed the position of the Armenian leadership that the Armenian NPP should function until alternative energy sources are found to secure the country. "The European Union has never come against the building of a new nuclear plant," the Minister emphasized. "It is natural that if they invest so much money, they will insist on building not a new atomic station, but other alternative energy sources," he noted at the same time. A. Movsisian considers that serious funds and much time will be necessary for that. According to his estimates, it will cost about $1 billion. When possible sources of financing are found one can speak of the terms of fulfilling the EU requirements, the Minister said. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |