Armenian Energy Minister briefs IAEA on Armenian NPP safetyJune 21, 2011 - 15:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan presented a report on Nuclear Energy Development Program in Armenia at a ministerial conference of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna. The conference was summoned on the initiative of IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano to strengthen nuclear safety throughout the world after the breakdown of Fukushima nuke plant in Japan. Mr. Movsisyan, who headed the Armenian delegation at the conference, touched upon issues of strengthening of the operating energy block at the Armenian NPP, construction of a new power generating unit and conduction of stress-tests at the NPP, according to the RA Foreign Ministry’s press office. The delegation included deputy minister of energy and natural resources Areg Galstyan, Permanent Representative of Armenia to the IAEA Ashot Hovakimian. A wide range of experts will participate in working sessions, including representatives from nuclear regulatory agencies, technical service organizations, international organizations and NGOs. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |