Armenia to use atomic power for peaceful purposesDecember 2, 2008 - 16:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met Tuesday with chairman of the RA Nuclear Energy Safety Council Adolf Birkhofen (Germany), the RA leader's press office told PanARMENIAN.Net The President appreciated highly Mr. Birkhofen's efforts for safe exploitation of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) and thanked him for the work he has been doing for 12 years already. "Energy issues are always in the limelight of the Armenian government," President Sargsyan said, adding that Armenia is willing to use the atomic power for peaceful purposes and to build new hydroelectric power plants. For his part, Mr. Birkhofen said, "You can be proud of the work done during the past years for secure operation of the NPP. Owing to the efforts and knowledge of your government, the NPP has been fully renovated. It is highly secure, as compared to the other NPPs throughout the globe." Top stories 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. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). Partner news | Armenia congratulates “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day The Armenian Foreign Mnisitry has congratulated the “friendly people of Belarus” on Independence Day. Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships. Ameriabank, COAF pool efforts to develop beekeeping in Lori COAF and Ameriabank have presented their joint program Harvesting Nature’s Bounty. Armenian, Georgian Foreign Ministers meet in Tbilisi The meeting of Ararat Mirzoyan and Ilia Darchiashvili, is underway in Tbilisi, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reveals. |