RUSSIA HAS NO INTENTIONS TO CLOSE ANPP, RF VICE PREMIER STATEDJanuary 30, 2004 - 23:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russia does not consider any plans for closing the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP), Russia's Vice Premier, co-chairman of the Armenian-Russian intergovernmental commission for economic cooperation Boris Alyoshin said when commenting on the EU's statements about the necessity of closing the ANPP under consideration of safety. In his words, the matter only concerns the perfection of the functioning and increasing the efficiency of the plant. Let us remind that in September 2003 the Armenian government passed the ANPP to the trust management of RAO UES of Russia for a 5-year term. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution. U.S. sees “extraordinary” opportunity for peace between Armenia, Azerbaijan U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes there is an “extraordinary” opportunity to reach a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Viva: Armenia's leading technology company introduces a new trademark The updated brand Viva reflects a qualitatively new level of digital services. |