  Iran May Stop Exporting Energy in 20 Years?November 24, 2006 - 15:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran may quit exporting energy in some 20 years, Deputy Foreign Minister for Coordination and Economic Affairs Alireza Sheikh-Attar stated when addressing the World Economic Conference in Istanbul. "Actually consumption of energy in Iran grows," he said. Among the tasks to be fulfilled first of all he marked out use of alternative energy sources. "If we fail to find a solution within the next 15-20 years Iran will stop exporting energy," he added, reports RosBusinessConsulting. Tehran motivates the increase of energy consumption with the need of the nuclear program. "We are planning to build 20 nuclear power plants," said the Deputy FM and once again assured the conference participants in peacefulness of the nuclear program.  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 Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.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 ArmeniaHenrikh 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. |
