Armenia offered IAEA help in constructing new power station
Noyan Tapan news agency
28 Jul 05
YEREVAN
Armenia is staying true to its policy of non-proliferation of nuclear
weapons and is following the principle of using atomic energy
exclusively for peaceful purposes. Armenian Prime Minister Andranik
Markaryan said this during the meeting with the visiting
director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency [IAEA],
Muhammad al-Baradi’i, on 28 July.
The prime minister said that Armenia is a signatory to all the major
documents of the agency, and ratified the Additional Protocol to the
IAEA Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement in 2004.
The Armenian prime minister stressed that the Metsamor nuclear power
plant has its special role and significance in the energy security
system of Armenia. Consequently, the process of increasing the level
of security at the station is the country’s priority, the press
service of the Armenian government told Noyan Tapan. Markaryan noted
that Armenia values highly IAEA’s assistance in this matter.
It was also noted that the Armenian government is regards construction
of new nuclear generating units as a strategic task of protection and
strengthening the security of the country’s energy and its
independence.
In this connection, Muhammad al-Baradi’i noted that IAEA can render
assistance to Armenia in technical and economic assessment of the
construction of the new nuclear power station. He also said that
during his visit he noticed progress in safeguarding the nuclear power
station, although there is still a lot to be done.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress