Iran successfully completed the Bushehr nuclear power plant trial run, thus taking the first step towards the nuclear powers. However, Russia has had her role in the realization of this step, and it was rather predictable. The atomic station "Bushehr" has been built for 30 years. Russia joined the construction process only in 1995, while before it the construction works were carried out by western companies, which also supplied the power plant with part of the equipment that has been kept in the site for more than 20 years.

The impact of the world financial crisis on the Armenian economy and social state of people has already become perceptible, especially in the population employment sector. The alarm has already sounded for a number of employment agencies: employers' offers are decreasing in ratio with the increasing labor supply.