PM: Armenia didn’t drop idea of new NPP constructionMay 20, 2013 - 18:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia hasn’t abandoned the idea of building a new nuclear power plant, Prime Minister said. In answer to the question of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) parliamentary group member Naira Karapetyan as to the reasons why NPP construction was not included in the governemtn program, Tigran Sargsyan said the process was portponed by 2 years. “The new plant will be constructed after the current one is finally out of operation,” he said. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan, in turn, noted that negotiations are currently underway on extending the operation term of the current NPP. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |