Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant

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Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant. Image via Iravban.

Armenia

Armenia and US in talks to build new nuclear power plant

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•1 min read

The head of Armenia’s Security Council has said that Yerevan and Washington are in ‘substantive’ negotiations to build a new nuclear power plant in Armenia. On Wednesday, Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan said the two countries were now discussing a legal framework for the proposed power plant’s construction. ‘Without a legal framework, we cannot move forward. At this moment, I can say that the ball is in the US’ court’, he said, adding that work on the power plant would begin after

Armenia

Armenia and EU to launch ‘ambitious’ partnership agenda

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•2 min read

The EU has announced an ‘ambitious’ partnership agenda with Armenia, to include visa liberalisation, trade, and security cooperation. On Tuesday, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Josep Borrell, announced the partnership agenda in a joint press briefing with Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in Brussels. ‘This decision sends a strong signal of our mutual interest in a new strategic phase in our relations, and it will provide a clear roadmap and a vision for the way forward,’ s

Armenia

Russia’s Rosatom to extend life of Armenia’s Metsamor nuclear plant

by Arshaluys Barseghyan

•3 min read

Armenia has contracted the Russian state nuclear agency, Rosatom, to extend the life of the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, with talks ‘ongoing’ about building a new reactor at the ageing facility. At a meeting in Yerevan attended by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk on Friday, the Metsamor NPP signed a deal with Rosatom to extend the operation of the plant until 2036. RIA, a Russian state news agency, reported that the deal was worth $65 million. The contract involves further e