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ARMENIA REFUSED TURKEY
Naira Hayrumian
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/politics24476.html
Published: 11:44:02 - 07/12/2011
The session of the Council for Nuclear Energy Security was held
yesterday in Yerevan during which Serzh Sargsyan made several
noteworthy statements.
It was evident that Turkey would try to push Armenia to close
the Nuclear Power Plant. Moreover, the closure of the plant was
Turkey~Rs precondition for the ratification of the Armenian and
Turkish protocols.
Serzh Sargsyan expressed a clear position. Armenia will close the
NPP only after the construction of the new plant. He referred to the
opinion of international experts who affirm that it is possible to
build a NPP in Armenia, and the existing one is safe.
At the same time, Serzh Sargsyan actually called on the international
community to invest in the security of the existing Armenian NPP
or in the construction of the new plant. He even admitted that the
employees of the Armenian NPP receive a much lower salary than their
colleagues in the region.
It became clear from Serzh Sargsyan~Rs speech that the government has
not succeeded to raise money for the construction of the NPP. But it
has already received proposals for provision of equipment from Russia
and France. But it is not clear where this equipment will be located.
Armenia is the only country in the region which has a nuclear power
plant. It gives the country a number of political dividends including
the fact that statements of other countries to launch hostilities
against a country with an NPP receive a tougher reaction in the world.
Besides, membership of the club of nuclear powers is an issue of
political prestige. Turkey has been trying to enter this club, but
its efforts to build an NPP fail, it does not receive any support
from either the West or Arab states. Only Russia gave a preliminary
approval regarding the construction of an NPP in Turkey.
Turkey is concerned about the existence of the Armenian Nuclear Power
Plant, and it apparently succeeds in bringing its worries onto the
international agenda. This is the reason why Armenia had to make
the statement at the presidential level that our country will not
take seriously the Turkish provocations, and if the international
community wants to meet Turkey~Rs caprices, it must invest money in
the construction of a new NPP in Armenia. The international community
has not responded yet but earlier experts believed the existence of
the NPP in Armenia does not pose danger to the region.
Naira Hayrumian
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/politics24476.html
Published: 11:44:02 - 07/12/2011
The session of the Council for Nuclear Energy Security was held
yesterday in Yerevan during which Serzh Sargsyan made several
noteworthy statements.
It was evident that Turkey would try to push Armenia to close
the Nuclear Power Plant. Moreover, the closure of the plant was
Turkey~Rs precondition for the ratification of the Armenian and
Turkish protocols.
Serzh Sargsyan expressed a clear position. Armenia will close the
NPP only after the construction of the new plant. He referred to the
opinion of international experts who affirm that it is possible to
build a NPP in Armenia, and the existing one is safe.
At the same time, Serzh Sargsyan actually called on the international
community to invest in the security of the existing Armenian NPP
or in the construction of the new plant. He even admitted that the
employees of the Armenian NPP receive a much lower salary than their
colleagues in the region.
It became clear from Serzh Sargsyan~Rs speech that the government has
not succeeded to raise money for the construction of the NPP. But it
has already received proposals for provision of equipment from Russia
and France. But it is not clear where this equipment will be located.
Armenia is the only country in the region which has a nuclear power
plant. It gives the country a number of political dividends including
the fact that statements of other countries to launch hostilities
against a country with an NPP receive a tougher reaction in the world.
Besides, membership of the club of nuclear powers is an issue of
political prestige. Turkey has been trying to enter this club, but
its efforts to build an NPP fail, it does not receive any support
from either the West or Arab states. Only Russia gave a preliminary
approval regarding the construction of an NPP in Turkey.
Turkey is concerned about the existence of the Armenian Nuclear Power
Plant, and it apparently succeeds in bringing its worries onto the
international agenda. This is the reason why Armenia had to make
the statement at the presidential level that our country will not
take seriously the Turkish provocations, and if the international
community wants to meet Turkey~Rs caprices, it must invest money in
the construction of a new NPP in Armenia. The international community
has not responded yet but earlier experts believed the existence of
the NPP in Armenia does not pose danger to the region.