  Armenia may become full member of Uranium Enrichment Center in fallJuly 9, 2011 - 11:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia may become a full member of the International Uranium Enrichment Center (IUEC) in fall, according to IUEC director Aleksey Lebedev. The International Uranium Enrichment Center in Angarsk, Russia, was founded in 2007. By present, the Republic of Armenia and Ukraine have joined the IUEC Agreement. The Center is open for other states, which meet their commitments under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty of June 1, 1968 and share the objectives and tasks of the IUEC. The IUEC key objective is the provision of guaranteed uranium enrichment services to its shareholders through guaranteed access to enrichment and conversion capacities of all Russian enterprises. A number of countries, including Bulgaria, Vietnam and South Korea display interest in the work of the Center.   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 |  Related sections Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
