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 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |