  Armenian FM: cooperation with IAEA important to Armenia April 18, 2012 - 15:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano. Welcoming the guest, Minister Nalbandian noted that Armenia attaches great importance to cooperation with IAEA as a significant component of the country’s energy and nuclear security. Mr. Amano, in turn, hailed high-level bilateral cooperation. The two men discussed operation of Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, construction of a new power unit, as well as issues related to nuclear security. In this context, Armenia’s Foreign Minster noted that as a country owning nuclear technology, Armenia has joined a number of international agreements initiated by the EU aimed at assessment of risks at power plants. Nalbandian and Yukiya Amano further exchanged views on IAEA steps aimed at ensuring nuclear security on global level. A meeting with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, and Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan is planned within the framework of a two-day visit. Partner news  Top stories IFC invested $244 million in 40 projects across a range of sectors, including financial markets, manufacturing, and mining. Armenian Prime Minister addressed a letter to Public Services Regulatory Commission over the reconsideration of gas prices. Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission plans to reconsider electricity generation and distribution prices. Edmon Manukyan been addressed by the residents of Armavir and Aragatsotn provinces whose crops have been damaged over a strong hail.   Partner news |  Latest news Brad Pitt’s “World War Z” to open Moscow Film Fest  The fest will feature retrospectives of films by Bernardo Bertolucci and Costa Gavras, as well as a program devoted to Dutch cinema.Wrekin Hill picks up John Malkovich’s “Siberian Education” Based on the novel by Nicolai Lilin, the film is set in the ghetto of Soviet Russia and follows 2 boys who are members of a gang of exiled Siberians.Germans blame Merkel’s stance in eurozone crisis for Eurovision debacle Chancellor Angela Merkel is loathed in parts of Europe for her insisting on painful austerity measures in Greece, Spain and Italy.China’s PM visits India to settle boundary row, boost ties China says Li Keqiang choice of India for his first trip abroad shows the importance Beijing attaches to improving relations with New Delhi. |
