TURKEY COLLECTS SIGNATURES FOR CLOSING ARMENIAN NPPJune 7, 2004 - 17:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Governor of the Igdir region of Turkey Nuretdin Aras stated of the necessity of the soonest closing of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP). In his words, "the residents of Igdir are concerned at the possibility of the plant failure or radiation escape". Aras announced that the regional administration began collection of signatures under the claim to close the ANPP for its further submission to the Turkish leadership and MAGATE, Turkish media reports. Aras also called upon the World Organization of Health Protection to "undertake measures for the ANPP closing within the limits of the possible". Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |