Armenia’s new power unit to meet int’l security standards – PMNovember 17, 2012 - 14:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The new nuclear power unit will meet international security standards, Armenian Prime Minister said. “All the risks including the environmental ones will be considered during the power unit construction,” Tigran Sargsyan said at a meeting with members of the Club of editors-in-chief of CIS, Baltic states and Georgia. “Today, great importance is attached to nuclear security, considering last year’s Fukushima disaster,” he said, adding that chemical risks are higher than nuclear ones. Prime Minister Sargsyan further stressed the need for taking balanced decisions in considering security standards and public demands, RIA Novosti reported. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |