Armenia to build new nuke plant if it proves efficient pricewise: ministerOctober 17, 2017 - 16:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will build a new nuclear plant if it turns out to be efficient price-wise, justice minister Davit Harutyunyan told reporters on Tuesday, October 17. The new framework agreement to be signed between Armenia and the European Union stipulates the closure and safe decommissioning of Metsamor nuclear power plant. "Imagine for a second that modern technologies enable producing the same amount of energy with or without a nuclear plant, while a nuclear plant makes the energy we provide more expensive. Which way should we choose? Of course (we should take the path of) modern technologies," Harutyunyan said. The minister was responding to a question about whether the government is going to abandon the idea of building a new nuclear power plant. "The government will each time assess and make a corresponding decision, taking into account scientific advances, prices for energy carriers, current trends and the best options for Armenia," the minister said. 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 | 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. |