  IAEA head: Japanese nuclear crisis do not undermine value of nuclear powerApril 20, 2011 - 17:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, speaking at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant explosion, said that accident and the Japanese nuclear crisis do not undermine the value of nuclear power. Yukiya Amano spoke on April at the site of the world's worst nuclear accident. He was accompanied by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych. Amano said many countries will continue to find nuclear power an important option for energy diversification but that the global community must do its utmost to ensure its safety. His visit comes just days before the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, AP 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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
