  Georgia’s ex-president joins those “concerned” over Metsamor NPP March 28, 2011 - 13:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgia’s ex-president Eduard Shevardnadze urged the Georgian authorities to immediately launch negotiations with Armenia with respect to safety of Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). “Reports about the Armenian NPP’s condition raise serious concerns. The Armenian NPP turned out to be in the most deplorable condition and there are not any safety guarantees, what threatens the entire region,” Asaval Dasaval weekly quoted Shevardnadze as saying. He thinks that under such conditions Georgia should launch negotiations with Armenia to avoid the expected tragedy. The Metsamor NPP, which has been operated since 1976, is located in a seismic zone, around 30km west of Yerevan, Armenia’s capital. After the 1988 disastrous earthquake in Spitak, the Armenian authorities decided to close the nuclear plant. In 1993 the NPP was re-launched.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   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 servicesArmenian, 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.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
