Expert: nuclear energy of political and strategic importance for ArmeniaApril 26, 2011 - 18:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Director of Noravank foundation Sevak Sarukhanyan said that nuclear energy is of economic, technical, political and strategic importance for Armenia. “The new Armenian NPP is necessitated by the military and political situation in the region, as well as Armenia’s strategic location,” Sarukhanyan said at a discussion in Yerevan, titled “Nuclear Energy: Risks and Outlooks.” The expert noted that the low price for Russian gas supplied to Armenia is conditioned by political, but not economic reasons. Sarukhanyan recalled the subversive acts at Armenia-bound gas pipeline on Georgia’s territory during the Karabakh conflict. According to the expert, the acts were related to Azerbaijan’s confidence in the Armenian energy system’s complete dependence on imported gas. Sarukhanyan added that the Georgian section of the gas pipeline is in a poor condition, thus, resumption of natural gas supply may take up to 60 days in case of subversive acts. It was noted during the discussion that Abovyan gas storage will allow supplying Armenia with natural gas for maximum 14 days. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |