ARMENIAN GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATING ON NEW OPERATOR FOR NAIRIT PLANT
Tert.am
31.10.11
The Armenian government considers it important that EurAsEC issued
its loan after the operator for the Nairit plant has been found,
lest the government take additional risks, Armenian Prime Minister
Tigran Sargsyan said at the first economic conference held by the
Republican Party of Armenia (RPA).
“Last year the Armenian government applied to the EurAsEC anti-crisis
fund for discussing a modernization program for Nairit. The program
will be thoroughly discussed. The ant-crisis fund sent experts to
Armenia who studied the country’s chemical industry and drafted a
comprehensive document to accurately estimate the prospects and place
of Nairit in the industry. At present, we need an operator ready to
manage Nairit.
“We are now negotiating for the huge sums to be provided to a reliable
partner with professional experience in this field. On the other
hand, the government must be secured against extra expenses. When
the work is completed, we will present it to society. The problem
has so far remained unsolved because Nairit is a large plant. It is
a promising enterprise and can be developed in various directions,”
Premier Sargsyan said.
The government is discussing with a German company developing a
technical business program. “We are also negotiating with a number
of other companies, as well as with the International Monetary Fund
and World Bank,” the Armenian premier said.