Armenian delegation participates in 56th IAEA General ConferenceSeptember 20, 2012 - 18:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian delegation headed by Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan participated in the 56th regular session of IAEA General Conference, held Sept. 17-18 in Vienna. According to MFA press service, in his speech Minister Movsisyan briefed all those present on Armenia- IAEA cooperation fields, particularly boosting security of Armenian NPP operation, construction of a new power unit, conduction of stress tests and other issues. Minister Movsisyan met with IAEA head Yukiya Amano during the conference, with issues of bilateral interests discussed. Armenian delegation further met with Khaled Toukan, chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, with issues related to the possible cooperation on agenda. 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 | Azerbaijan yet to respond to Armenia’s proposal to probe ceasefire violations Azerbaijan has not yet responded to Armenia’s proposal to create a mechanism for investigating ceasefire violations, Armen Grigoryan has said. Yerevan says received 10th draft of peace treaty proposals from Baku Armen Grigoryan has revealed that Armenia has received the 10th package of peace treaty proposals from Azerbaijan. Armenia, Germany discuss ties, South Caucasus peace process Armenian lawmakers met with the Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, Tobias Lindner. Kevin Spacey to attend Golden Apricot Film Festival in Yerevan Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey will be a guest of honor at the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival 2024, the press service of the festival reports. |