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MINISTER NALBANDIAN RECEIVED THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE IAEA
http://www.mfa.am/en/press-releases/item/2012/04/18/iaea_18/
18.04.2012
On April 18, Foreign Minister Nalbandian received Yukiya Amano,
the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Welcoming the guest, Minister Nalbandian underlined that Armenia
attaches great importance to the relations and the development of the
cooperation with the IAEA, considering it as an important element of
Armenia's energy and nuclear security.
Minister Nalbandian recalled the participation of President Serzh
Sargsyan in the works of the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, which
reaffirmed the IAEA's key role in the creation of efficient mechanisms
of global nuclear security.
Expressing gratitude for the reception, Yukiya Amano mentioned that
the IAEA stresses the importance of the cooperation with Armenia in the
sphere of nuclear security and described it as quite an effective one.
During the talk, the sides touched upon the cooperation between
Armenia and the IAEA, as well as the issues related to the Metsamor
nuclear power plant, building of a new nuclear power plant in Armenia
and nuclear security.
In this context Edward Nalbandian also noted that Armenia, being
a country which has a nuclear technology, joined a number of legal
documents, as well as joined the EU initiated tests for the risks
assessments of power stations.
Edward Nalbandian and Yukiya Amano exchanged views on the steps
undertaken by the IAEA towards the maintenance of nuclear security
on an international level.
From: A. Papazian
http://www.mfa.am/en/press-releases/item/2012/04/18/iaea_18/
18.04.2012
On April 18, Foreign Minister Nalbandian received Yukiya Amano,
the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Welcoming the guest, Minister Nalbandian underlined that Armenia
attaches great importance to the relations and the development of the
cooperation with the IAEA, considering it as an important element of
Armenia's energy and nuclear security.
Minister Nalbandian recalled the participation of President Serzh
Sargsyan in the works of the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit, which
reaffirmed the IAEA's key role in the creation of efficient mechanisms
of global nuclear security.
Expressing gratitude for the reception, Yukiya Amano mentioned that
the IAEA stresses the importance of the cooperation with Armenia in the
sphere of nuclear security and described it as quite an effective one.
During the talk, the sides touched upon the cooperation between
Armenia and the IAEA, as well as the issues related to the Metsamor
nuclear power plant, building of a new nuclear power plant in Armenia
and nuclear security.
In this context Edward Nalbandian also noted that Armenia, being
a country which has a nuclear technology, joined a number of legal
documents, as well as joined the EU initiated tests for the risks
assessments of power stations.
Edward Nalbandian and Yukiya Amano exchanged views on the steps
undertaken by the IAEA towards the maintenance of nuclear security
on an international level.
From: A. Papazian