Lithuania President suggests conducting stress test at Armenian NPP May 4, 2011 - 17:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Within the framework of her visit to Yerevan, the President of OSCE-chairing Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite discussed conducting of a stress test at Armenian NPP. The idea was triggered by recent disaster at Japan’s Fukushima power plant. “Europe is striving to provide high nuclear safety standards. The test initiated at all European NPPs will increase security measures, also strengthening trust between the countries,” she noted. “As it was made clear during the discussion of the issue, Armenia is also ready for a stress test,” Lithuania President 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |