  Belarus interested in Armenia’s experience in NPP operation May 13, 2013 - 16:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Belarus in interested in Armenia’s experience in operation and safety of nuclear power plants ahead of construction of the first NPP in the country’s history, President Alexander Lukashenko said. As Lukashenko noted at a joint news conference with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan, “we hope for Armenian experts to share knowledge with their Belarusian colleagues at the initial stages of the NPP operation.” On Monday, May 13, the countries’ governments signed a number of agreements covering exchange of information in the sectors of nuclear safety and radiation protection. A visit to Armenia’s Metsamor NPP is on Lukashenko’s May 14 agenda.   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. |
