HEAD OF ROSATOM TO ARRIVE IN YEREVAN ON APRIL 23

Arka News Agency, Armenia
April 20 2007

YEREVAN, April 20. /ARKA/. The Russian delegation headed by the
Director of Federal Agency for Atomic Energy (Rosatom) Sergey
Kiriyenko is to arrive in Yerevan on April 23 for a day visit invited
by Armenia’s Minister of Nature Protection Vardan Ayvazian.

The press service of the Armenian Ministry of Nature Protection
reported that during the visit a Memorandum of intentions is to be
signed between Rosatom and Armenian Ministry of Nature Protection
based on the reviewed draft of the joint actions on geological and
exploratory works and operation of uranium deposits in Armenia.

Kirienko is to meet with V. Ayvazian, Armenia’s Erergy Minister Armen
Movsisian, Prime-Minister Serge Sargsian and the country’s President
Robert Kocharian in Yerevan.

In the beginning of 2007, Rosatom submitted to Armenia a project of
joint actions on geological and exploratory works and operation of
uranium deposits in Armenia. In the last months, the Armenian side
elaborated and prepared the final version of the project together
with the Russian Federation. N.V. –

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress