Belgian government determines amount of subsidy for cyclotron construction in ArmeniaJune 9, 2010 - 14:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Belgian government has determined the amount of subsidy for construction of a cyclotron in Armenia. “The program will cost around 7-8 million euro. 5 million is the cost of cyclotron while 2-3 million will be spent on construction works in the territory of Yerevan Physics Institute,” said Bekor Papazyan, executive director of Armenia’s National Competitiveness Foundation. He informed that the credit will be issued with 13-year maturity period, with 3-year grace period. “According to preliminary data, the cyclotron will be put into operation in 2012, thus allowing Armenia to take regional leadership in radioisotope production and export,” Papazyan said. 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 | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |