  Iran is ready to provide Armenia with nuclear fuel for its atomic power plantJuly 27, 2009 - 16:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran is ready to provide Armenia with nuclear fuel for its atomic power plant which is under construction in the city of Armavir, West Azerbaijan Province Governor General Rahim Qorbani said on Saturday. "In light of mastering the nuclear enrichment technology the Islamic Republic of Iran is now ready to provide nuclear fuel for the neighboring countries' power plants," he said in a meeting with the governor general of Armavir Ashot Kaghramanyan in Urmia. He also said the fact that many Armenian citizens live in West Azerbaijan Province can help expand relations between the two countries, Tehran Times reported.   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 Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills  Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”.U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh. |
