  RA Minister of Energy: uranium extraction will not hamper tourism development in Armenia September 15, 2010 - 20:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Energy Armen Movsisyan said that the government has not issued a license to any company for development of a uranium deposit in Syunik region. Answering a question of member of Heritage parliamentary group Zaruhi Postanjyan, the Minister said during a governmental hour in the parliament that the government has licensed only exploration works aimed at revelation of a uranium deposit. According to Movsisyan, it is too early to speak about development of such deposits, as only in 3-5 years it will become clear whether there is uranium in Armenia. Movsisyan added: “If there are uranium reserves, mining of which will be ecologically safe, why should we refrain from uranium extraction?” According to the Minister, uranium extraction will not hamper tourism development in Syunik region.   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 |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
