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 | Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |