Armenia dismisses Turkey’s demand to shut down nuclear plant as “inappropriate”October 3, 2023 - 16:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate and outdated”. Turkey announced earlier that it continues its international efforts to shut down the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant in Armenia due to “the expiration of its operational lifespan and associated security risks.” “Armenia has its strategy around energy security. Such demands are inappropriate and outdated. Armenia will proceed in a way that stems from our energy security,” Chair of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Sargis Khandanyan said, adding that there’ve been numerous such demands in the past. “Armenia has its strategy around energy security. Such demands are inappropriate and outdated. Armenia will proceed in a way that stems from our energy security,” the MP said, adding that there’ve been numerous such demands, Armenpress reports. He said that the whole world is shifting to atomic energy regarding hydrocarbon reserves. Turkey has appealed to the International Atomic Energy Agency with a request on shutting down the Armenian nuclear power plant. However, just last year the International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi said he was pleased to see the safety and security improvements made to the Metsamor Armenian Nuclear Power Plant. Top stories 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. Armenia's international reserves amounted to $3.5 billion, according to a report from the country's Central Bank. Partner news | Viva sees growing demand for cloud services In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud services Turkey 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. |