ARMENIA CLOSES PLANT FOR DISPOSING OF ROCKET FUEL

Arminfo
6 Sep 07

Yerevan, 6 September: A solemn ceremony to close down the plant for
disposing of components of rocket fuel (melange) has been held in
the village of Khalakhchi in Armenia’s Lori Region.

We should recall that the plant was opened on 12 May 2006 as a
result of several years’ effective cooperation between the Armenian
Defence Ministry and the OSCE. As a result, it was possible not only
to render harmless the 872 t of liquid fuel left over from the USSR,
but also to transform it into fertilizers to be used in agriculture.

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