RA Minister of Energy confirms dismantlement of Nairit plant outdated equipment May 25, 2011 - 18:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During a governmental hour in the parliament, Armenian Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan commented on rumors around dismantlement of Nairit chemical plant equipment. Currently, outdated equipment of the plant is being dismantled, it is sold as scrap, Movsisyan said. “It is a normal process and there is nothing extraordinary in it. First, technical condition of equipment is defined, after which a decision on its dismantlement is adopted,” noted Movsisyan. Referring to the plant’s debts to employees, the Minister said Nairit has not paid salaries for two months. “The plant will repay also these salaries soon,” concluded Movsisyan. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |