ARMENIAN NUCLEAR PLANT TO OPERATE UNTIL 2008March 15, 2002 - 23:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian nuclear power plant will operate until 2008. Deputy Minister of Energy of Armenia Areg Galstian stated it today. In his words, accounts show that taking into consideration the volume of investments and growth of electric energy consumption the station can be closed only in 2008, not in 2004 as the European Union insists. The Deputy Minister reminded that an agreement was reached with EU that the station would be closed only when alternative sources of energy were created. Galstian stressed that the question of atomic energy was included in the program of Armenian energy stable development until 2020. 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 | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. 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. |