Armenia, Russia discuss construction of new nuclear plantJuly 17, 2019 - 12:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan is negotiating with Moscow the possible participation of Russia in the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Armenia, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan has said, according to RIA Novosti. Avinyan is currently in New York where he is participating in UN events. "Our energy system is built on three pillars -- nuclear energy, thermal energy and hydropower. [We have] almost equal shares of energy generation from these three sources. We do not want to give up nuclear energy," Avinyan said. “We will continue and are now looking at the possibility of building a new nuclear power plant after the Metsamor NPP is shut down. “We are ready to discuss the matter (possible participation of Russia in the construction of a new NPP in Armenia) with our Russian partners." In February, Rosatom delivered a turbo-generator to the Armenian nuclear power plant in Metsamor, the company said then. That was the second turbine generator supplied to the NPP in the town of Metsamor as part of the project to extend the service life of the plant. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner 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. 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. 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. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |